“Maturity is the ability to think, speak and act your feelings within the bounds of dignity. The measure of your maturity is how spiritual you become during the midst of your frustrations.”
「成熟就是在有尊嚴的範圍內，思考並將你的感覺化為語言與行為的能力。你在挫折之中展現出的心靈精神，是你成熟度的衡量依據。」– 塞繆爾．烏爾曼 (詩人)
“Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.”
「逆境可以引出一個人的才能，它在富足的環境只是潛伏著。」– 賀拉斯 (詩人)
“Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on Earth.”
「痛跟苦難對智慧與心量的養成，是無可避免的。那些真正偉大的人，我覺得，一定都有很難受的經歷。」– 費奧多爾‧陀思妥耶夫斯基 (作家)
“In every adversity there lies the seed of an equivalent advantage. In every defeat is a lesson showing you how to win the victory next time.”
「每個逆境都有一粒種子，藏著對等的有利條件；每個挫敗都有一個教訓，教你下次如何取得勝利。」– 羅伯特．柯里爾 (作家)
“Many of the good things would never have happened if the bad events hadn’t happened first.”
「若壞事沒有先發生，許多好的事情永遠不會發生。」– 蘇茜·歐曼 (財理顧問)
“Men’s best successes come after their disappointments.”
「人們最大的成功來自於失望過後。」– 亨利‧畢傑 (傳教士)
“If you will call your troubles experiences, and remember that every experience develops some latent force within you, you will grow vigorous and happy, however adverse your circumstances may seem to be.”
「如果你把麻煩當作經驗，並記得每個經驗都會發展為你內在的潛伏力量，你將變得精力充沛且快樂，不管環境看來多麼的不順。」– 約翰．海伍德 (劇作家)
