Learn Through Quotations

“Defeat never comes to any man until he admits it.”

“Opposition is a natural part of life. Just as we develop our physical muscles through overcoming opposition - such as lifting weights - we develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and adversity .”

“No language can express the power, and beauty, and heroism, and majesty of a mother's love. It shrinks not where man cowers, and grows stronger where man faints, and over wastes of worldly fortunes sends the radiance of its quenchless fidelity like a star.”

“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.”

“Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging.”

“Don't handicap your children by making their lives easy.”

“Failure is an event, not a person. Yesterday ended last night.”

“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.”

“You can't expect to prevent negative feelings altogether. And you can't expect to experience positive feelings all the time. The Law of Emotional Choice directs us to acknowledge our feelings but also to refuse to get stuck in the negative ones.”

“Even in the desolate wilderness, stars can still shine.”

“We are never defeated unless we give up on God.”

“A man can stand a lot as long as he can stand himself.”

“Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass... It's about learning to dance in the rain.”

“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.”

“A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.”

“History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heart-breaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats.”

“If you don't learn to laugh at trouble, you won't have anything to laugh at when you're old.”

“What is true of the individual will be tomorrow true of the whole nation if individuals will but refuse to lose heart and hope.”

“A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.”