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Quote of the day 03/08/26

From Confucius: “The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.”

From Boethius: “Adversity reveals genius; prosperity conceals it.”

From Marcus Aurelius: “The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.”

From Seneca: “No tree becomes rooted and sturdy unless many a wind assails it.”

From Epictetus: “Difficulties are things that show a person what they are.”

From Albert Camus: “The struggle itself towards the heights is enough to fill a man’s heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy.”

From Epictetus: “Sickness is an impediment to the body, but not to the will — unless the will itself chooses to be impeded.”

From Plotinus: “Withdraw into yourself and look. And if you do not find yourself beautiful yet, act as does the creator of a statue.”

From Michel de Montaigne: “He who fears he shall suffer, already suffers what he fears.”

From Aristotle: “Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others.”