If roses did not suffer thorns on their journey to beauty, they would lose out on becoming masterpieces.

Small steps add up to complete big journeys.

Beautiful souls are shaped by ugly experiences.

Dirt does not bury a seed to kill it, but to help it grow.

The greater the cross you bear the greater the crown you'll wear.

The greater your cross the greater your crown.

A sailor is safe at the shore, but it is at sea where he makes a name for himself.

A fish only begins to realize its potential the moment you throw it in deep waters.

As rain does not bother the ocean, nor heat bother the sun, so adversity does not bother the great.