"The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph."

— Thomas Paine

"Turn your wounds into wisdom."

— Oprah Winfrey

"If you're going through hell, keep going."

— Winston Churchill

"The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places."

— Ernest Hemingway

"Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors."

— African Proverb

"The ultimate measure of a person is not where they stand in moments of comfort and convenience, but where they stand in times of challenge and controversy."

— Martin Luther King Jr.

"Feet, what do I need you for when I have wings to fly?"

— Frida Kahlo

"My barn having burned down, I can now see the moon."

— Mizuta Masahide

"The flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare and beautiful of all."

— Walt Disney Company

"If you are irritated by every rub, how will your mirror be polished?"

— Rumi

"That which does not kill us makes us stronger."

— Friedrich Nietzsche

"What matters most is how well you walk through the fire."

— Charles Bukowski

"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power."

— Abraham Lincoln

"A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor."

— Franklin D. Roosevelt