"We must learn from misfortune the means..." - Quote by Winston Churchill

“Courage is the ability to go from failure to failure with enthusiasm.”

“Everybody has always underrated the Russians. They keep their own secrets alike from foe and friends.”

“Land monopoly is not only monopoly, but it is by far the greatest of monopolies; it is a perpetual monopoly, and it is the mother of all other forms of monopoly.”

“The past is a place you can learn from, not a place you want to live.”

“My scholarly expectation is then that I may succeed in becoming clever in philosophy in spite of my stupidity.”

“A good person is the bad person's teacher. A bad person is the good person's task.”

“The true test of a character is to face hard conditions with the determination to make them better.”

“Unfortunate events though potentially a source of anger and despair have equal potential to be a source of spiritual growth. Whether or not this is the outcome depends on your response.”

“There is little favorable to be said about poverty, but it was often an incubator of true friendship.”