Improvement at anything is based on thousands of tiny failures, and the magnitude of your success is based on how many times you’ve failed at something. The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A F*Ck
The reason why Proshka wore such large boots can be explained at once: Plyushkin kept only one pair of boots for all of his servants, however numerous they were, and they always stood in the hall. Dead Souls
A child can teach an adult three things: to be happy for no reason, to always be busy with something, and to know how to demand with all his might that which he desires. The Fifth Mountain
Difficulties strengthen the mind as labor does the body. Seneca's Morals
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