People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and… — Eleanor Roosevelt · Smartyfair

People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.

Eleanor Roosevelt1884–1962 · activist · 1900s USAEleanor Roosevelt was a First Lady of the United States — and niece of President Theodore Roosevelt — who became a powerful voice for human rights.9 quotes

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It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

Confucius Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.

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