1. A great mind should show such a spirit - greet the tragic misfortune with a smile, and deal with the initial misfortune with a hundredfold courage. Lu Xun people are more strong and unyielding in adversity than in good times. It is easier to protect your body and mind when you encounter bad luck than when you are lucky. ——Hugo

2. Suffering is a test, a temper, and gritting one’s teeth to dig out the stains on one’s soul. ——Ba Jin

3. Adverse poverty is a furnace for training heroes. If you can be exercised by it, your body and mind will benefit; if you are not exercised by it, your body and mind will be harmed. ——Hong Yingming

4. Suffering is a stepping stone for geniuses, a fortune for capable people, and an abyss for the weak.

5. Misfortune is the step forward for genius; the water of baptism for believers; the priceless treasure for the capable; and the bottomless abyss for the weak.

6. There will be no great cause without great difficulties. ——Voltaire

7. Good luck is enviable, but defeating bad luck is even more amazing. ——Seneca

8. Adversity is every road to truth. ——Byron

9. It is not enough to take steps towards the ultimate goal that you will finally reach one day. You must also regard each step as a goal and make it work as a step. ——Goethe

10. Difficulty is the nanny who cultivates a great mind. Only this cold nanny can keep pushing the cradle and cultivate a brave and strong child. ——Bryant

11. God’s favor is like a candle, and human will is like the wax used to make candles. If a person wants to reach the paradise on earth at the top of the mountain of purgatory, he cannot lack his own will.

——Dante