Fire Tests Gold Suffering Tests Brave Men

"Difficulty shows what men are."

"The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity"

"Bravery without forethought, causes a man to fight blindly and desperately like a mad bull.  Such an opponent, must not be encountered with brute force, but may be lured into an ambush and slain."

"The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it."

"The superior man is distressed by his want of ability."

"Adversity introduces a man to himself."