The gem cannot be polished without friction nor man without trials.
The Master said, “What a worthy man was Yan Hui! Living in a narrow alley, subsisting upon meager bits of rice and water—other people could not have borne such hardship, and yet it never spoiled Hui’s joy. What a worthy man was Hui!” (Analects 6.11)
A gentleman can withstand hardships; it is only the small man who, when submitted to them, is swept off his feet.
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