“All things are difficult before they are easy. . .”

—T. Fuller, Gnomologia, 1732

“It is the unforeseen (unexpected) that always happens. . .”

—Latin Proverb

“Let us, then, be up and doing—with a heart for any fate. . .

Still achieving, still pursuing—learn to labour and to wait. . .”

—Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

“It is better to wear out than to rust out. . .”

—Bishop Richard Cumberland

“Help others—and move ahead. . .”

—Mitch Matthews