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One man’s poison Ivy is another man’s spinach.

No experience is a cause of success or failure. We do not suffer from the shock of our experiences, so-called trauma – but we make out of them just what suits our purposes.

He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that.

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

If all misfortunes were laid in one common heap whence everyone must take an equal portion, most people would be contented to take their own and depart.

It is the direction and not the magnitude which is to be taken into consideration.

Opposition may become sweet to a man when he has christened it persecution.

I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value.

There is nothing insignificant in the world. It all depends on the point of view.

Man only likes to count his troubles, but he does not count his joys.