In our nature, however, there is a provision, alike marvelous and merciful, that the sufferer should never know the intensity of what he endures by its present torture, but chiefly by the pang that rankles after it. – Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter

Convert difficulties into opportunities, for difficulties are divine surgeries to make you better. – Author unknown

Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. Isaiah 48:10 – Bible

Having is not so pleasing a thing as wanting, it may not be logical but it is often true. – Mr. Spock, Star Trek