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> [A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucius-annaeus-seneca/a-gem-cannot-be-polished-without-friction-nor-a-man-perfected-without-2/)

[Lucius Annaeus Seneca](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucius-annaeus-seneca/)

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> [The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-gem-cannot-be-polished-without-friction-nor-man-perfected-without/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f78/anonymous-1_adversity_the-gem-cannot-be-polished-without-frict_481547.jpg)

> [Man, when perfected, is the best of animals, but when separated from law and justice, he is the worst of all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aristotle/man-when-perfected-is-the-best-of-animals-but-when-separated-from-law/)

[Aristotle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aristotle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7e/aristotle-78_animals_man-when-perfected-is-the-best-of-animal_608784.png)

> [“The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor the man perfected without trials.’ Ain’t so?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-reed/the-gem-cannot-be-polished-without-friction-nor-the-man-perfected/)

[Stephanie Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-reed/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/139/stephanie-reed-57584_quote_the-gem-cannot-be-polished-without-frict_1122321.jpg)

> [If a diamond is polished by friction, then a man is perfected by trials. -](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ritu-ghatourey/if-a-diamond-is-polished-by-friction-then-a-man-is-perfected-by-trials/)

[Ritu Ghatourey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ritu-ghatourey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a57/ritu-ghatourey-5_diamond_if-a-diamond-is-polished-by-friction-the_2788174.jpg)

> [Soccer was invented by man but perfected by women.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-foudy/soccer-was-invented-by-man-but-perfected-by-women/)

[Julie Foudy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-foudy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/acf/julie-foudy-9535_football_soccer-was-invented-by-man-but-perfected_2899023.jpg)

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