"As water downs ships but upholds leaves, and as fires burn cities but refines gold, so do life's troubles propel the meek to greatnessand the proud to ruin."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

Strength, Hardship, Growth, Success

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"As water downs ships but upholds leaves, and as fires burn cities but refines gold, so do life's troubles propel the meek to greatnessand the proud to ruin."

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"Modern humans are taught from the childhood that they are weak and sinners. Teach them that they are embodiment of glory and children of immortal strength. Eventually a society full of bravehearts will rise."

Abhijit Naskar, Indian Author

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"If you can hit a guy once, you can hit him twice."

Charles Bukowski, American Author

Strength, Violence, Action, Repetition

"Devotion to goal, knowing your purpose and calling helps you go through pain, hindrance and crisis."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Strength, Devotion, Purpose, Pain, Crisis

"He conquers who endures."

Anonymous, Unknown Unknown

Strength, Victory, Persistence

"It is time to get strengthened in faith and know that the blessings of God are stronger than the devil's attack."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Strength, Faith, Blessings, Devil

"You must be determined to overcome the insults of the ungodliness of this world with the weapon of the light inside of you."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Strength, Determination, Ungodliness, Light, Courage

"Difficulties exist to be surmounted."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Strength, Overcome, Challenges, Power

"It is not the strength, but the duration, of great sentiments that makes great men."

Friedrich Nietzsche, German Philosopher

Strength, Sentiment, Greatness, Life

"Do not allow the adversaries to hinder you from fulfilling what God has planned for you."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Strength, Obstacles, Adversaries, Mission, Faith

"In the midst of your struggles, you WILL find a reason to keep going. Don't give up!"

Robert Tew, American Writer

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"Knowledge is the path, understanding is the way, wisdom is the highway, and enlightenment is the destination."

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"The size of the seed does not determine the size of the tree."

Growth, Potential, Possibility, Nature

"Welcome the righteous, avoid the wicked, and yet open both arms to the repentant. Whoever receives them receives God."

Faith, Righteous, Wicked, Repentant, God

"One who conquers others is great, one who conquers the world is mighty, but one who conquers himself is divine."

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"We are all artists, painting the world with our thoughts while coloring the universe with our deeds."

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"Unswerving devotion to your goals is success."

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"An evil person will have evil friends. A righteous person will have righteous friends. The company you keep is hidden treasure or masked demise."

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"Modern humans are taught from the childhood that they are weak and sinners. Teach them that they are embodiment of glory and children of immortal strength. Eventually a society full of bravehearts will rise."

"If you can hit a guy once, you can hit him twice."

"Devotion to goal, knowing your purpose and calling helps you go through pain, hindrance and crisis."

"He conquers who endures."

"It is time to get strengthened in faith and know that the blessings of God are stronger than the devil's attack."

"You must be determined to overcome the insults of the ungodliness of this world with the weapon of the light inside of you."

"Difficulties exist to be surmounted."

"It is not the strength, but the duration, of great sentiments that makes great men."

"Do not allow the adversaries to hinder you from fulfilling what God has planned for you."

"In the midst of your struggles, you WILL find a reason to keep going. Don't give up!"

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"A sage's mind is greater than a warrior's sword."

"If men could fit water into their pockets, the ocean would be empty."

"Don't think about sharks when you are walking on water."

"Knowledge is the path, understanding is the way, wisdom is the highway, and enlightenment is the destination."

"The size of the seed does not determine the size of the tree."

"Welcome the righteous, avoid the wicked, and yet open both arms to the repentant. Whoever receives them receives God."

"One who conquers others is great, one who conquers the world is mighty, but one who conquers himself is divine."

"We are all artists, painting the world with our thoughts while coloring the universe with our deeds."

"Unswerving devotion to your goals is success."

"An evil person will have evil friends. A righteous person will have righteous friends. The company you keep is hidden treasure or masked demise."