Henry David Thoreau Quotes

I am struck by the fact that the more slowly trees grow at first, the sounder they are at the core, and I think that the same is true of human beings.

There is no royal road to anything, one thing at a time, all things in succession. That which grows fast, withers as rapidly. That which grows slowly, endures.

I found my mind has changed over the last years. Different vulnerabilities - things that I was never vulnerable to before I am now. And vice-versa. Things I was vulnerable to then are like water off a duck's back. I have a lot less fear. I think I'm getting more determined.

Everyone has challenges and lessons to learn - we wouldn't be who we are without them.

One thing at a time, all things in succession. That which grows fast withers as rapidly; and that which grows slow endures.

Every experience makes you a man.

A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.

The good and bad things are what form us as people... change makes us grow.

I don't think that having a hard time is inherently negative. I think that it can make you a stronger person; it can be tough and painful, but it can make you grow.

I do believe in the old saying, 'What does not kill you makes you stronger.' Our experiences, good and bad, make us who we are. By overcoming difficulties, we gain strength and maturity.

By the time I was, you know, 16 years old, I had done a lot of growing up.

Everybody goes through hardships but hardships make you the person you are, and I feel that is important.

Dorchester was probably the most important spell. I got kicked around a lot. I was young and it helped me mature as a man and a footballer.

Struggle teaches you a lot of things, and I am happy that I witnessed a roller coaster ride. The journey has improved me as a person and made me more mature.

Every experience, good or bad, is a learning process.

With the way my career has gone, I've had ups and downs, and I'm thankful for going through what I've gone through because now I'm a stronger person.

I think that it is useless to fight directly against natural weaknesses. One has to force oneself to act as though one did not have them in circumstances where a duty makes it imperative; and in the ordinary course of life one has to know these weaknesses, prudently take them into account, and strive to turn them to good purpose; for they are all capable of being put to some good purpose.

I'm not raising the children, I'm raising the grown ups that they're going to be.

Remember, the goal is not to raise great kids; it's to raise kids who become great adults.

There's a lot of talk these days about giving children self-esteem. It's not something you can give; it's something they have to build. Coach Graham worked in a no-coddling zone. Self-esteem? He knew there was really only one way to teach kids how to develop it: You give them something they can't do, they work hard until they find they can do it, and you just keep repeating the process.

I'm maybe not so much an exception, maybe because I've lived so long that more is coming, more is there.

The key to growing up well, is being tough enough.

For our children, you want them to build their own self-esteem and their own self-confidence. For your own child. You don't want it to come from somebody else because, if it does, that same person can take it away. You want them to learn the grind.

I have seen great beauty of spirit in some who were great sufferers. I have seen men, for the most part, grow better not worse with advancing years, and I have seen the last illness produce treasures of fortitude and meekness from most unpromising subjects.