“There is no other way of guarding oneself from flatterers except letting men understand that to tell you the truth does not offend you.” The Prince

“Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender; it’s holy ground. There’s no greater investment.” The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People

“let us thank God for having made us this gift of death, so that life is to have meaning; of night, that day is to have meaning; silence, that speech is to have meaning; illness, that health is to have meaning; war, that peace is to have meaning. Let us give thanks to Him for having given us weariness and pain, so that rest and joy are to have meaning. Let us give thanks to him, whose wisdom is infinite.” Leo Africanus

Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result. Never Give In!