“The great difficulty with large canvases is that they should by right be painted as fast as a sketch. By speed only can you gain an appearance of fleeting effect. But to paint a three yard canvas with the same dispatch as one of ten inches is well-nigh impossible.” ShouldWellsThreeImpossibleEffectsTenGainsDifficultyPaintAppearanceSpeedInchesCanvasYardsFleeting Author:Joaquin Sorolla
“Lampis the ship owner, on being asked how he acquired his great wealth, replied, My great wealth was acquired with no difficulty, but my small wealth, my first gains, with much labor.” FirstsWealthGainsLaborDifficultyShipsOwners Author:Epictetus
“I do believe in the old saying 'What does not kill you makes you stronger.' Our experiences, good and bad, make us who we are. By overcoming difficulties, we gain strength and maturity.” BelieveDoeGainsOvercomingDifficultyStrongerMaturityWho We AreGood And BadOld SayingMakes You Stronger Author:Angelina Jolie
“I invite all to trust in the merits and in the power of the Atonement of Jesus Christ. Through His atoning sacrifice, we can gain the courage to win all the wars of our time, even in the midst of our difficulties, challenges, and temptations. Let us trust in His # love and power to save.” WarJesusWinningChristChallengesSacrificeGainsJesus ChristDifficultyTemptationMeritOur TimeMidstInvitesHis LoveAtonement Author:Ulisses Soares
“There's a new line of research showing that people who don't get enough sleep, they're body doesn't metabolize as well. And so they actually - it leads to weight gain. So if you're not getting enough sleep, you might have difficulty losing weight.” PeopleIfsWellsEnoughBodyMightLinesSleepLosingResearchGainsWeightDifficultyEnough Sleep Author:Shelby Harris
“The tax on capital gains directly affects investment decisions, the mobility and flow of risk capital from static to more dynamic situations, the ease or difficulty experienced by new ventures in obtaining capital, and thereby the strength and potential for growth of the economy.” GrowthDecisionEconomyRiskTaxesGainsFlowDifficultyInvestmentEaseVentureObtainingMobilityCapital GainsNew VenturesCapital Gains Tax Author:John F. Kennedy
“It is worth remembering that the time of greatest gain in terms of wisdom and inner strength is often that of greatest difficulty.” RememberTermLossGainsDifficultyInner StrengthStrength And Wisdom Book:The Essence Of Wisdom Source: The Essence Of Wisdom
“The difficulty of tactical maneuvering consists in turning the devious into the direct, and misfortune into gain.” ArtWarMilitaryGainsDirectDifficultyMisfortunesArt Of WarStrategistTacticalDeviousWar StrategyMilitary Strategy Book:Sun Tzu: The Art of War (Illustrated) Source: Sun Tzu: The Art of War (Illustrated)
“Joys and sorrows are time-born and cannot last. Therefore, do not be perturbed by these. The greater the difficulties and obstructions, the more intense will be your endeavor to cling to His feet and the more will your prayer increase from within. And when the time is ripe, you will gain mastery over this power.” WisdomLastsSpiritualJoyBornPrayerGreaterFeetSorrowGainsDifficultyIncreaseIntenseEndeavorMasteryOur PrayersRipeObstructionJoys And Sorrows Author:Anandamayi Ma
“In his laborious efforts to attain mountaintops, where the air is lighter and purer, the climber gains new strength of limb. In the endeavor to over come obstacles of the way, the soul trains itself to conquer difficulties; and the spectacle of the vast horizon, which from the highest crest offers itself on all sides to the eyes, raises his spirit to the Divine Author and Soverign of Nature.” WaySoulEyeSpiritSidesEffortAirDivineOffersHighestGainsDifficultyRaisesTrainObstaclesConquerHorizonEndeavorLimbsLightersClimbersSoul Train Author:Pope Pius XI
“Our daily life is mostly, made of cases in which we lose money and/or time and/or energy and/or appetite, cheerfulness and good health because of the improbable action of some preposterous creature who has nothing to gain and indeed gains nothing from causing us embarrassment, difficulties or harm. Nobody knows, understands or can possibly explain why that preposterous creature does what he does. In fact there is no explanation - or better there is only one explanation: the person in question is stupid.” KnowsPersonsDoeMadeFactsActionLife IsEnergyLosesCasesStupidCreaturesGainsDifficultyHarmExplanationDaily LifeAppetiteEmbarrassmentGood HealthCheerfulnessNobody KnowsImprobable Author:Carlo M. Cipolla
“There's a victory and defeat-the first and best of victories, the lowest and worst of defeats-which each man gains or sustains at the hands not of another, but of himself.” MenFirstsCharacterHandsResponsibilityWorstVictoryGainsDifficultyDefeatLowestCopingVictory And Defeat Book:Laws Source: Laws