It is illogical to face the present only as an object of enjoyment or tolerance, neglecting to use it as the opportunity to create the future.  Unknown

When people are unsympathetic to you and the world does not go as you wish, this should be a help to detachment of feelings from the repetitious cycle of becoming and decay, gaining and losing.  Unknown

Never look upon the discords and inharmonies of your life as if they represented a lack of understanding or a lack of demonstration.  Regard these unfortuitous circumstances as opportunities which will be dissolved when they no longer serve their purpose as spurs to your spiritual unfoldment.  Joel S. Goldsmith, The Art of Meditation