Difficulty Quotes

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The play is really a kind of nightmare. It ought to flow rapidly and effortlessly from one moment to another. In London, we had difficulty… — Arthur Miller
We must hold as an irrefutable maxim that the difficulties we have with our neighbor arise more from our immortified moods than from anything else. — Vincent de Paul
I know well, Monsieur, how much you have to endure in your present duty, and I ask Our Lord to strengthen you in your difficulties.… — Vincent de Paul
God allows us to give rise to the practice of two beautiful virtues: perseverance, which leads us to attain the goal, and constancy, which helps… — Vincent de Paul
Rarely is any good done without difficulty; the devil is too subtle and the world too corrupt not to attempt to nip such a good… — Vincent de Paul
We should take as a maxim never to be surprised at current difficulties, no more than at a passing breeze, because with a little patience… — Vincent de Paul
You say you experience great difficulty in the mission. Alas! Monsieur, there is no lot in life where there is nothing to be endured. — Vincent de Paul
Let is walk ... joyously, dear souls, among the difficulties of this passing life ... These pains will have an end when our life ends,… — Saint Francis de Sales
Given the difficulty of resisting such temptations over the longer run, a proper concern for the welfare of congressional souls may well be the ultimate… — James L. Buckley
Upon the whole, I am inclined to think that the far greater part, if not all, of those difficulties which have hitherto amused philosophers, and… — George Berkeley
Feeling weightless... it's so many things together. A feeling of pride, of healthy solitude, of dignified freedom from everything that's dirty, sticky. You feel exquisitely… — Wally Schirra
I may say that here, as in most cases where the operations of nature interfere with the designs of man, it is not by a… — Louis Agassiz
I am exclusively occupied with the problem of gravitation and hope with the help of a local mathematician friend [Marcel Grossman] to overcome all the… — Albert Einstein
When you are a young person, you are like a young creek, and you meet many rocks, many obstacles and difficulties on your way. You… — Nhat Hanh
Society already possesses the psychological techniques needed to obtain universal observance of a code - a code which would guarantee the success of a community… — B.F. Skinner
Some parents have difficulty expressing their love physically or vocally. I do not ever recall my own father using the words, "Son, I love you,"… — James E. Faust
The difficulties and hazards of marriage are greatly increased where backgrounds are different — Spencer W. Kimball
I always anticipated difficulties in order to avoid scenes. — Gloria Swanson
Canadians know that our difficulties will not be resolved overnight. They are tired of politicians who pretend they will be. — Kim Campbell
In grave difficulties, and with little hope, the boldest measures are the safest. — Livy

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