If you go through an obstacle, you are strong, but if you go around it, you are wise.

God hands the sky a storm and the sky hands God back a rainbow. Be likewise.

It is pressure that births diamonds, not pleasure.

It is pressure, not pleasure, that births diamonds.

Fish don't worry about their fate when you throw them in deep waters.

It doesn't take any strength for heavy stones to fall, but it takes great strength for something as light as leaves to rise.

It is pressure that bestows beauty on a diamond.

The depth of your valley determines the height of your mountaintop.

Your darkest days prepare you for your brightest years.