1. People have to go through a lot of suffering before they can become talented. ——Finnish proverb

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

3. What is failure? Failure is the first step to a better place. ——Phillips

4. 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

5. Good times make energy idle and useless, making us unable to feel our own strength, but obstacles awaken this strength and use it. ——Hume

6. I think the road ahead is smooth, so why should people stop walking because of a small obstacle? ——Lu Xun

7. I think setbacks and hardships are good opportunities to exercise will and enhance abilities. ——Zou Taofen

8. No matter when, no matter what, I will never allow myself to be a little bit discouraged. ——Edison

9. The idea that it will always be smooth sailing and success will be easy without going through hardships and twists and exerting great efforts is just a fantasy. ——Mao Zedong

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

11. All happiness is not without troubles, and all adversity is not without hope. ——Bacon

12. 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

13. Seeds do not fall on fertile soil but on rubble. Viable seeds will never be pessimistic and sigh, because only with resistance can they be tempered. ——Xia Yan

14. One of the great advantages of outstanding people is their perseverance in adverse and difficult encounters. ——Beethoven

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

16. Life is full of thorns, and the only way we can think of is to quickly jump over those thorns. ——Voltaire

17. The difficulties, hardships, and failures you have experienced are all the only way to success. Be brave, challenge them, believe in yourself, and you will succeed! ——Wang Shaonan

18. Every unfavorable mutation carries the same beneficial seeds. ——Emerson

19. Without sowing, there is no harvest; without hard work, there is no success; without suffering, there is no glory; without setbacks, there is no glory. ——Payne

20. Running water only releases its vitality where it encounters resistance. ——Goethe