Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control. These three
alone lead to sovereign power.
Lord Alfred Tennyson
Trials, temptations, disappointments -- all these are helps
instead of hindrances, if one uses them rightly. They not
only test the fibre of a character, but strengthen it. Every
conquered temptation represents a new fund of moral
energy. Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit
makes a soul nobler and stronger than it was before.
James Buckham
It's a sad day when you find out that it's not accident or
time or fortune, but just yourself that kept things from
you.
Lillian Hellman
