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A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner. - English Proverb

A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner. – English Proverb

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Your heart has been sore wounded too. Dear Light, love shall cherish you, till you again look on life with happy eyes. – Byron Caldwell Smith, letter to Kate Stephens

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Affliction comes to us all, not to make us sad, but sober; not to make us sorry, but to make us wise; not to make us despondent, but by its darkness to refresh us as the night refreshes the day; not to impoverish, but to enrich us. – Henry Ward Beecher

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Adversity

Have the courage to face a difficulty lest it kick you harder than you bargained for. – Stanislaus I, Maxims

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Adversity

Every evil is some good spelt backwards, and in it the wise know how to read Wisdom. – Coventry Patmore

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Adversity

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I gave guitar lessons. I tried to join bands. My mom always said it was obvious that nothing was going to stop me. – Janis Ian

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mom

Im more like my father, personality-wise. But my mom and I get alone really well – obviously, because my mom and my dad get along so well. – Jenna Bush

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alone

The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others. His own good, either physical or moral, is not sufficient warrant. – John Stuart Mill

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At the time I came along, Hollywoods idea of teen movies meant there had to be a lot of nudity, usually involving boys in pursuit of sex, and pretty gross overall. Either that or a horror movie. And the last thing Hollywood wanted in their teen movies was teenagers! – John Hughes

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movies