There have always been hard times. There have always been wars and troubles
Revenge could steal a man's life until there was nothing left but emptiness.
I have been nothing, but there is tomorrow.
Enemies can be an incentive to survive and become someone in spite of them. Enemies can keep you alert and aware.
The best of all things is to learn. Money can be lost or stolen, health and strength may fail, but what you have committed to your mind is yours forever.
How long is a girl a child? She is a child, and then one morning you wake up she's a woman, and a dozen different people of whom you recognize none.