1、Everything can be taken from a man but one thing; the freedom to choose his attitude in any given set of circumstances. (Leonhard Frand , German novelist)
2、火以炼金，逆境磨炼人。——辛尼加
3、人要是惧怕痛苦，惧怕种种疾病，惧怕不测的事件，惧怕生命的危险和死亡，他就会什么也不能忍受的。——卢梭
4、A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world.
5、Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go.
6、痛苦是人类伟大的教师。灵魂在痛苦的气息下日益茁壮。——叶欣巴哈
7、The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.
8、患难困苦，是磨炼人格之最高学校。——梁启超
9、困难会使人心智坚强，一如勤劳会使人身躯强壮。——诺曼·文森特·尔
10、逆境有一种科学价值。一个好的学者是不会放弃这种机会来学习的。——爱默生
11、没有哪一个聪明人会否定痛苦与忧愁的锻炼价值。——赫胥黎
12、These difficulties have been overcome without detriment to performance.
13、No pain , no palm; no thorns , no throne ; no gall, no glory; no cross, no crown. (William Penn, British admiral)
14、奇迹都是在厄运中出现的。——培根
15、在灾难而前不可屈服，而应更加勇敢地去正视它。——维吉尔
16、If you don't like something, change it. i If you can't change it, change yourself, don't complain.
17、不经风雨，长不成大树，不受百炼，难以成钢。迎着困难前进，这是我们革命青年成长的必经之路。有理想有出息的青年必定是乐于吃苦的人。——雷锋
18、No one can degrade us except ourselves; that if we are worthy, no influence can defeat us. (B.T.Washington, American educator)
19、只要与困难抗争，便能使孱弱的筋肉变得坚强。——卓宾
20、流水在碰到抵触的地方，才把它的活力解放。——歌德
21、逆境不能使人富有，却能使人明智。——英国谚语
22、The chinese word for crisis is divided into two characters, one meaning danger and the other meaning opportunity. (Burejer, British writer)
23、It is not true suffering ennobles the character; happiness does that sometimes, but suffering, for the most part, makes men petty and vindictive. (William Somerset Maugham, British novelist)
24、Light troubles speak; great troubles keep silent. (Lucius Annaeus Seneneca, Ancient Roman Philosopher)
25、We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope.
26、一时的失误不会毁掉一个性格坚强的人。——车尔尼雪夫斯基
27、受苦是考验，是磨炼，是咬紧牙关挖掉自己心灵上的污点。——巴金
28、高尚的人总是默默地忍受悲痛。——席勒
29、挫折磨难是锻炼意志增加能力的好机会。——邹韬奋
30、Adversity reveals genius; fortune conceals it. (Horace, ancient Roman poet)
31、困难和挫折也许是有好处的。这是一种锻炼，这是推动我继续前进的动力。——冼星海
32、吾志所向，一往无前，愈挫愈者，再接再励。——孙中山
33、Never underestimate your power to change yourself!
34、通过苦难而变得明智并非坏事。——埃斯库罗斯
35、hard 指困难的、费力的、难做的、难懂的：
36、有理想的人能在逆境中看到希望，在黑境中看到光明。因为他人逆境只是过渡，黑暗也只是一时的过程。——罗兰
37、The man who has made up his mind to win will never say “ Impossible”.
38、无畏的气概可去这避难。——普劳图斯
39、苦难对于天才是一块垫脚石，对于能干的人是一笔财富，对弱者是一个万丈深渊。——巴尔扎克
40、Live beautifully, dream passionately, love completely.
41、上天给予人一分困难时，同时也添给人一分智力。——雨果
42、只有困难才能使人显出自己的本色。——爱比克泰德
43、Every tragedy makes heroes of common people. (Normna Stephens, American writer)
44、环境越是困难，精神越能发奋努力。——郭沫若
45、You cannot improve your past, but you can improve your future. Once time is wasted, life is wasted.
46、磨难，对于弱者是走向死亡的坟墓，而对于强者则是生发壮志的泥土。——卢梭
47、challenging 指困难而有意思的、有挑战性的、考验能力的
48、一个人的经验是要在刻苦中得到的，也只有岁月的磨练才能够使它成熟。——莎士比亚
49、一切事情的关键是耐心，孵蛋才得小鸡，把蛋打破是得不到小鸡的。——格拉索
50、困难和折磨对于人来说，是一把打向坯料的锤，打掉的应是脆弱的铁屑，锻成的将是锋利的钢。——契诃夫
51、逆境中，人靠希望得救。——拜伦
52、焦虑与磨难才能使人耳聪目明，这是大家都懂的道理。——罗布莱斯
53、Learning is an ornament in prosperity, a refuge in adversity, and a provision in old age.
54、Now I meet with fewer difficulties in my work.
55、人生的道路上常常有这样的情况：逆境使人有所建树。——艾柯卡
56、天将降大任于斯人也，必先苦其心志，劳其筋骨，饿其体肤，空乏其身，行拂乱其所为，所以动心忍性，曾益其所不能。——孟子
57、你居在困难中也不要惴惴不安，往往总是从暗处流出生命之泉……不要因为时运不济而郁郁寡欢，忍耐虽然痛苦，果实却是最香甜。——波斯·萨迪
58、逆境，是倾覆弱者生活之舟的波涛;它又是锤炼强者钢铁意志的熔炉。——戴维
59、Perhaps you can't control your job, but you may be able to make other changes in your life. (Alan Loy Mcginnis ,British writer)
60、The man who has made up his mind to win will never say Impossible.
61、The failures and reverses which await men - and one after another sadden the brow of youth - add a dignity to the prospect of human life, which no Arcadian success would do.
62、差不多任何一种处境——无论是好是坏——都受到我们对待处境的态度的影响。(古罗马哲学家 西尼加 L A)
63、The misfortunes hardest to bear are those which never come.(James Russell Lowell, American Poetess and critic)
64、在分析并理解词义的基础上加以说明。如用“瞻仰”造句，可以这样造：“我站在广场上瞻仰革命烈士纪念碑。”因为“瞻仰”是怀着敬意抬头向上看。
65、Cease to struggle and you cease to live.
66、The more you fight something, the more anxious you become ---the more you're involved in a bad pattern, the more difficult it is to escape. (Seebohm Caroline, British Physician)
67、Mishaps are like knives that either serve us or cut us as we grasp them by the handle or blade.(James Russell Lowell, American poetess and critic)
68、If you are doing your best, you will not have to worry about failure.
69、困难增强心力，犹劳动增强身体。——塞涅卡
70、烈火见真金，逆境出英雄。——塞内加
71、Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it. (Hellen Keller, American writer)
72、Victory won't come to me unless I go to it.
73、一切痛苦能够毁灭人，然而受苦的人也能把痛苦消灭!——拜伦