A seed doesn't lose value because you bury it.

If you throw a star into the dark, it will still shine.

The loveliest flowers sometimes bloom in the ugliest places.

It is the dark that propels a star to its brightness.

A star doesn't lose its value because you threw it into the dark.

Diamonds can't rise without pressure.

You don't climb mountains with your eyes, you climb them with your feet.

Dirt does not diminish a diamond's beauty.

The storm is the test, the sunshine is the reward.