A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.

A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.

There are no crown-wearers in heaven who were not cross-bearers
here below.

There are no crown-wearers in heaven who were not cross-bearers
here below.

But noble souls, through dust and heat,
Rise from disaster and defeat
The stronger.

But noble souls, through dust and heat,
Rise from disaster and defeat
The stronger.

The child of trial, to mortality
And all its changeful influences given;
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The child of trial, to mortality
And all its changeful influences given;
On the green earth decreed to move and die,
And yet by such a fate prepared for heaven.

The longest absence is less perilous to love than the terrible trials of incessant proximity.

The longest absence is less perilous to love than the terrible trials of incessant proximity.

As sure as ever God puts His children in the furnace, He will be
in the furnace with them.
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As sure as ever God puts His children in the furnace, He will be
in the furnace with them.
- Charles Hadden Spurgeon,

'Tis a lesson you should heed,
Try, try, try again.
If at first you don't succeed,
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'Tis a lesson you should heed,
Try, try, try again.
If at first you don't succeed,
Try, try, try again.

Trials teach us what we are; they dig up the soil, and let us see what we are made of.

Trials teach us what we are; they dig up the soil, and let us see what we are made of.

God prepares great men for great tasks by great trials.

God prepares great men for great tasks by great trials.