Thursday, September 01, 2005

The harsh nurse

At the risk of beating a dead horse, here's yet another quote on the value of difficulties:

"Difficulty, my brethren, is the nurse of greatness -- a harsh nurse, who roughly rocks her foster children into strength and athletic proportion." William C. Bryant, US poet, editor

2 comments:

The Vichy said...

Now why do I get the feeling that quote is directed at me? Because it is, right?

And ... it's absolutely correct.

M@ said...

Actually, not at all. I just ran across the quote and thought it was a pithy way to express the logorrhea of my previous post.

We all need a naughty nurse now and then. I mean: a harsh nurse.