A small trouble is like a pebble. Hold it too close to your eye and it fills the whole world and puts everything out of focus. Hold it at a proper distance and it can be examined and properly classified. Throw it at your feet and it can be seen in its true setting, just [...]

Troubles are tools by which God fashions us for better things.

In our lives, trouble is inevitable, misery is optional.

A good deal of trouble has been caused in the world by too much intelligence and too little wisdom.

A good memory is one that can remember the day’s blessings and forget the day’s troubles.