Although we may encounter dark seasons, when we're filled with joy we'll have confident expectations that the sun will soon return and dark clouds will pass.

— Dana Arcuri

An egg's true value is only known when it is broken.

— Matshona Dhliwayo

An oak tree is just a small nut that persevered against the taunts of doubt and fear.

— Matshona Dhliwayo

Any meaning of life derives from amiably accepting our anonymous role in the singular order of the universe. Such gracious reception of life’s turbulences stems from willingly capitulating to whatever fomented experiences life brings us without harboring a disconsolate degree of remorse or regret.

— Kilroy J. Oldster

A principled person’s greatest disappointment will always be his or her own failures to respond to setbacks in a dynamic and positive way.

— Kilroy J. Oldster

A rainbow earns its colors in the storm.

— Matshona Dhliwayo

A rainbow is a storm's masterpiece.

— Matshona Dhliwayo

A river continues to flow despite losing a few drops at each turn.

— Matshona Dhliwayo

A rock that perseveres under heat and pressure soon becomes a diamond.

— Matshona Dhliwayo

A rose’s beautiful scent is extracted only when it is crushed.

— Matshona Dhliwayo