A setback has often cleared the way for more prosperity. Many things have fallen only to rise to more exalted heights.

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"It’s not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that things are difficult."

- Seneca

Courage

"When one has lost a friend, one's eyes should be neither dry nor streaming. Tears, yes, there should be, but not lamentation."

- Seneca

Relationships

"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity."

- Seneca

Success

"Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end."

- Seneca

New Beginnings

"A happy life is one which is in accordance with its own nature."

- Seneca

Happiness

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"We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are."

- Max DePree

Growth

"How marvelous is the generation with which you deal. We have never had a generation its equal in all of the history of the Church. They are better educated. They are more familiar with the scriptures. I believe they pray with a greater measure of faith, have a greater desire to do the will of the Lord, are more active in the Church, go into the world as better prepared missionaries, and live to become better parents."

- President Gordon B. Hinckley

Growth

"Allow yourself the opportunity to get uncomfortable."

- Alex Toussaint

Growth

"All growth starts at the end of your comfort zone."

- Tony Robbins

Growth

"Take chances, make mistakes. That's how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave."

- Mary Tyler Moore

Growth