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

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Mini who’s who:

William C. Bryant : American Poet
Born:  November 3, 1794
Died: 1878