We are all faced with a series of great opportunities – brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems. – John W. Gardner

He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger. – Confucius

Every great man, every successful man, no matter what the field of endeavor, has known the magic that lies in these words: every adversity has the seed of an equivalent or greater benefit. – W. Clement Stone

He who attends to his greater self becomes a great man, and he who attends to his smaller self becomes a small man. – Mencius