● No pain, no palm; no thorns, no throne; no gall, no glory; no cross, no crown. ~William Penn
沒有痛苦，何來勝利；沒有荊棘，何來寶座；沒有磨難，何來榮耀；沒有十字架，何來冠冕。
● If thou art willing to suffer no adversity, how wilt thou be the friend of Christ? ~Thomas Kepis
如果你無法忍受苦難，你如何成為基督的朋友？
● Mishaps are like knives that either serve us or cut us as we grape them by the handle or blade. ~James Lowell
災難就像刀子，握住刀柄就可以為我們服務，拿住刀刃則 會割破手。
● Every tragedy makes heroes of common people. ~Normna Stephens
每場悲劇都會在平凡的人中造就出英雄來。
● Almost any situation—good or bad—is affected by the attitude we bring to. ~Seneca
差不多任何一種處境 ——無論是好是壞 ——都受到我們對 待它的態度的影響。
● No one can degrade us except ourselves; that if we are worthy, no influence can defeat us. ~B.T. Washington
除了我們自己以外，沒有人能貶低我們；如果我們堅強，就沒有甚麼影響力能夠打敗我們。
● He who in adversity would have succor, let him be generous while he rests secure. ~Saki
誰想在逆境中得到援助，就應在身處順境時待人寬厚。
● The most glorious moment in your life are not the so-called days of success, but rather those days when out of dejection and despair you feel rise in you a chal-lenge to life, and the promise of future accomplish-ment. ~Gustave Flaubert
你一生中最榮耀的時刻並非於功成名就，而是當你在悲嘆與絕望中產生挑戰人生，並看到未來成功有望的那時日。
● You, O Lord , keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light.
你必點著我的燈，耶和華我的神必照明我的黑暗。 ~詩 18:28
● You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance.
你是我藏身之處，你必保佑我脫離苦難，以得救的樂歌，四面環繞我。 ~詩 32:7
● A righteous man may have many troubles, but the Lord delivers him from them all.
義人多有苦難，但耶和華救他脫離這一切。 ~詩 34:19
● Though you have made me see troubles, many and bitter, you will restore my life again; from the depths of the earth you will again bring me up.
你是叫我們多經歷重大急難的，必使我們復活，從地的深處救上來。~詩 71:20
● For men are not cast off by the Lord forever. Though he brings grief, he will show compassion, so great is his unfailing love. For he does not willingly bring affliction or grief to the children of men.
因為主必不永遠丟棄人。主雖使人憂愁，還要照祂諸般的慈愛發憐憫。因祂並不甘心使人受苦，使人憂愁。
~哀 3:31-33
● Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will rise. Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light.
我的仇敵阿，不要向我誇耀。我雖跌倒，卻要起來；我雖坐在黑暗裡，耶和華卻作我的光。 ~彌 7:8
● The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him.
耶和華本為善，在患難的日子為人的保障，並且認得那些投靠祂的人。~鴻 1:7