Aphorisms: A painful truth can heal what a comfortable lie keeps infected.

"The deepest wisdom often arrives dressed as a loss you never wanted."

— Rumi

"Do not fear slow progress; fear becoming loyal to the same place."

— Confucius

"Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently."

— Henry Ford

"We have two lives, and the second one begins when we realize we only have one."

— Confucius

"The effort you put in today shapes your tomorrow."

— Lincoln

"In the long run, you make your own luck — good, bad, or indifferent."

— Loretta Lynn