“It is grief that develops the powers of the mind.”
“Happiness is beneficial for the body, but it is grief that develops the powers of the mind.”
“Happiness is good for the body, but it is grief which develops the strengths of the mind.”
“An open beginner's mind is a powerful tool for developing patience.”
“Narrow minds can develop as well through persecution as through benevolence; they can assure themselves of their power by tyrannizing cruelly or beneficially over others.”
“The most hateful grief of all human griefs is this, to have knowledge of the truth but no power over the event.”