Difficulty Quotes

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In really hard times the rules of the game are altered. The inchoate mass begins to stir. It becomes potent, and when it strikes, it… — Walter Lippmann
Difficulty is a coin the learned make use of like jugglers, to conceal the inanity of their art. — Michel de Montaigne
Men do not know the natural infirmity of their mind: it does nothing but ferret and quest, and keeps incessantly whirling around, building up and… — Michel de Montaigne
In a discussion, the difficulty lies, not in being able to defend your opinion, but to know it. — Andre Maurois
A person who is trained to consider his actions, to undertake them deliberately, is in so far forth disciplined. Add to this ability a power… — John Dewey
What do you want most to do? That's what I have to keep asking myself, in the face of difficulties. — Katherine Mansfield
I would tell most young people that in life you can go through many difficulties, but if you know what you want to do, if… — William Kamkwamba
At the present time there exist problems beyond our ability to solve, not because of theoretical difficulties, but because of insufficient means of mechanical computation. — Howard Aiken
Ordinary people who know nothing of phonetics or elocution have difficulties in understanding slow speech composed of perfect sounds, while they have no difficulty in… — Alexander Graham Bell
Surely human affairs would be far happier if the power in men to be silent were the same as that to speak. But experience more… — Baruch Spinoza
We are so constituted by Nature that we easily believe the things we hope for, but believe only with difficulty those we fear, and that… — Baruch Spinoza
The difficulty is old, but none the less real. An omnipotent being who created a world containing evil not due to sin must Himself be… — Bertrand Russell
Really good mountain bikers are lousy judges of trail difficulty.Â We haven't a clue, we just ride. — John Olsen
Sometimes I think my life would make a great TV movie. It even has the part where they say, "Stand by. We are experiencing temporary… — Robert Breault
It might be liberating to think of human life as informed by losses and disappearances as much as by gifted appearances, allowing a more present… — David Whyte
Jesus is not asking us to do anything for him that he hasnâ€™t already done for us, under conditions of difficulty beyond our comprehension. — Timothy Keller
Play Therapy is based upon the fact that play is the child's natural medium of self-expression. It is an opportunity which is given to the… — Virginia Axline
The real difficulty is to overcome how you think about yourself. — Maya Angelou
I have great love for St. Joseph, because he is a man of silence and strength. On my table I have a statue of St.… — Pope Francis
When a man feels the difficulty of doing, can he be other than cautious and slow in speaking? — Confucius

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