A happy life consists not in the absence, but in the mastery of hardships.

Helen Keller

Happy is the man who avoids dissension, but how fine is the man who is afflicted and shows endurance.

Muhammad

Happiness is beneficial for the body, but it is grief that develops the powers of the mind.

Marcel Proust

Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve

Napoleon Hill

It’s when you run away that you’re most liable to stumble

Casey Robinson

Some of God’s greatest gifts are unanswered prayers.

Garth Brooks