Suffering
Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.
—Khalil Gibran
Approval
A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.
—Mark Twain
Silence
I have learned now that while those who speak about one’s miseries usually hurt, those who keep silence hurt more.
—C.S. Lewis
Do what you can
Do what you can, with what you’ve got, where you are.
—Theodore Roosevelt
Kindness
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
—Aesop