“The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.”
“...junior athletics is but one facet of the real gem: life's endless war against the self you cannot live without.”
“A country cannot subsist well without liberty, nor liberty without virtue.”
“A flower cannot blossom without sunshine, and man cannot live without love.”
“Take a plain-Jane rock and polish it, and you'll find a gem.”
“Polish those gems within brightly, so you may shine...”