The encouraging thing is that every time you meet a situation, though you may think at the time it is an impossibility and you go through the tortures of the damned, once you have met it and lived through it you find that forever after you are freer than you ever were before. If you can live through that, you can live through anything. You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. Eleanor Roosevelt
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This quote by Ernest Hemingway is all about the power of overcoming adversity. Most people don't have the courage to overcome the obstacles in their lives. Hemingway, on the other hand, was not afraid to take on great challenges. This quote is a reminder to everyone that they are stronger than they think they are - they can overcome any obstacle that stands in their way.

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