TheConquestofObstacles
奥里森·马登 / OrisonMarden
“Whatafineprofessionourswouldbeiftherewerenogibbets！” saidoneoftwohighwaymenwhochancedtopassagallows.“Tut， youblockhead，” repliedtheother，“gibbetsarethemakingofus； for， iftherewerenogibbets， everyonewouldbeahighwayman.” Justsowitheveryart， trade， orpursuit； itisthedifficultiesthatscareandkeepoutunworthycompetitors.
“Adversityisasevereinstructor，” saysEdmundBurke，“setoverusbyonewhoknowsusbetterthanwedoourselves， ， .”
Strongcharacters， likethepalmtree， ， ， rebuffed， thwarted， defeated， cashed， ； defeatisthethresholdoftheirvictory.
“Tomakehiswayatthebar，” saidaneminentjurist，“.”
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Withouttheiroppositionwecouldneverhavebracedandanchoredandfortifiedourselves， ， oursorrows， andourgriefsdevelopusinasimilarway.
Taketwoacornsfromthesametree， asnearlyalikeaspossible； plantoneonahillbyitself， andtheotherinthedenseforest， ， ， ， ， ， andonlyservestillfurthertotougheneveryminutestfiberfrompithtobark.
Theacornplantedinthedeepforestshootsupaweak， ， itfeelsnoneedofspreadingitsrootsfarandwideforsupport.
