The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem. - Theodore Rubin

Every path hath a puddle. - George Herbert, "Jacula Prudentum"

A bad grade is only one letter in the Essay of life. - Lee Drake

I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing. - Agatha Christie

When it is dark enough, you can see the stars. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

I believe there are more urgent and honorable occupations than the incomparable waste of time we call suffering. - Colette

Sleep, riches, and health to be truly enjoyed must be interrupted. - Johann Paul Friedrich Richter, Flower, Fruit, and Thorn

Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. - African Proverb

There is no education like adversity. - Disraeli

We find comfort among those who agree with us - growth among those who don't. - Frank A. Clark

If you're in a bad situation, don't worry it'll change. If you're in a good situation, don't worry it'll change. - John A. Simone, Sr.