Adversity Quote by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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“Against criticism a man can neither protest nor defend himself; he must act in spite of it, and then it will gradually yield to him.”

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Nothing is worse than active ignorance.

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Our foibles are really what make us lovable.

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Instruction does much, but encouragement everything.

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Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes a soul nobler and stronger than it was before.

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God often hides His blessing in trouble or trial, which makes it all the sweeter when it comes our way.

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