From Josh Billings: “Life is a grindstone, and whether it grinds a man down or polishes him up depends on the stuff he’s made of.”
Tag Archives: overcoming
Quote of the day 08/30/26
From Marcus Aurelius: “Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present.”
Quote of the day 08/29/26
From Josh Billings: “Adversity has the same effect on a man that severe training has on the pugilist: it reduces him to his fighting weight.”
Quote of the day 08/26/26
From Josh Billings: “Life consists not in holding good cards, but in playing those you hold well.”
Quote of the day 08/25/26
From Josh Billings: “Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there.”
Quote of the day 08/23/26
From Charlie Chaplin: “Nothing is permanent in this wicked world—not even our troubles.”
Quote of the day 08/21/26
From Hermann Hesse: “I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value.”
Quote of the day 08/14/26
From Ralph Waldo Emerson: “The reward of a thing well done is having done it.”
Quote of the day 08/04/26
From C.S. Lewis: “There are far better things ahead than any we leave behind.”
Quote of the day 07/30/26
From Henry David Thoreau: “If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost… Now put the foundations under them.”
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