1. Adversity and hardship are the highest schools for tempering one’s character. ——Liang Qichao

2. I believe that setbacks and hardships are good opportunities to exercise willpower and enhance abilities. ——Zou Taofen

3. Steel is tempered in fierce fire and rapid cooling. That’s why you can be strong and fearless of anything. Our generation has also been tempered in struggles and terrible trials, and has learned not to surrender in the face of life. —— Ostrovsky

4. Even if you fall a hundred times, you must stand up a hundred and one times. ——Zhang Haidi

5. I think the road ahead is smooth, so why should people not walk because of a small obstacle? ——Lu Xun

6. It is best for a person to always have some unfavorable experiences, otherwise he will become depressed unconsciously. People are only afraid of falling down themselves and not being scolded by others. ——Guo Moruo

7. Difficulties that have been overcome are opportunities for victory. ——Churchill

8. What is a road? That is to say, it is trampled out of places where there are no roads, and it is impossible to carve out places where there are only thorns. ——Lu Xun

9. Suffering is the teacher of life. Through suffering, you can move towards happiness. ——Beethoven

10. Don’t be complacent because of luck, and don’t be depressed by bad luck. A truly strong person is good at finding shadows in good times, finding light in adversity, and always calibrating his goals. ——Ibsen

11. It is also a good thing that there are many thorns on the road of art. Most people are daunted, except those with strong will. ——Hugo

12. Difficulties are those that bully the weak and fear the strong. The more you fear it, the more it intimidates you. The less you take it seriously, the more respectful it will be to you. ——Xuan Yongguang

13. It is just a fantasy to think that it will always be smooth sailing and success will be easy without going through hardships and twists and making great efforts. ——Mao Zedong

14. God sets many obstacles on our way just to strengthen our will. ——Tagore

15. Running water releases its vitality only when it encounters resistance. ——Goethe