Chinese Proverb Quotes

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

He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper.

I hope that I'm always struggling, really. You develop when you're struggling. When you're struggling, you get stronger.

The more the diamond is cut the brighter it sparkles; and in what seems hard dealing, there God has no end in view but to perfect His people.

As with the butterfly, adversity is necessary to build character in people.

To improve is to change, so to be perfect is to have changed often.

One emerges as a better person after going through the wringer.

It may be difficult to understand why a test comes our way, but we must never forget that the test is accomplishing refining and purification.

Difficulty shows what men are. Therefore when a difficulty falls upon you, remember that God, like a trainer of wrestlers, has matched you with a rough young man. Why? So that you may become an Olympic conqueror; but it is not accomplished without sweat.

The beast that bears you fastest to perfection is suffering.

Adversity is an effective, thorough and highly personalized teacher.

It is difficulties that show what men are. For the future, in case of any difficulty, remember that God, like a gymnastic trainer, has pitted you against a rough antagonist. For what end? That you may be an Olympic conqueror; and this cannot be without toil.

Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.

Life is a struggle, but not a warfare.

Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with.

Our trials, our sorrows, and our grieves develop us.

Difficulties are things that show a person what they are.

Just like gold, which has to weather very high temperatures to achieve the sheen and shine it finally gets, so also every person has to go through struggles in his life to achieve success.

Do you not see how necessary a world of pains and troubles is to school an intelligence and make it a soul?

We all have to face pain, and pain makes us grow.

Our proper business is improvement. Let our age be the age of improvement

I think it's always the moments that are the trials that end up making you become a hero in the end. You're not a hero unless you've gone through the trials. And it makes these moments so much sweeter, so much better. I don't believe in 'deserved,' but I might believe in 'earned.'

Everybody has their ups and downs, and that's what makes you tougher.

I think without struggle, you can't grow as a person - I think you need that in your life.

It's the trials and tribulations that really test a person, and coming through those difficulties is what shapes a person's character.