There is no chance, no destiny, no fate that can circumvent, or hinder, or control the firm resolve of a determined soul.

And the smile that is worth the praises of earth is the smile that shines through tears.

One ship drives east and other drives west by the same winds that blow. It's the set of the sails and not the gales that determines the way they go.

'Tis easy enough to be pleasant, When life flows along like a song, But the man worth while is the one who will smile, when everything goes dead wrong.