George Eliot (Mary Anne Evans)
Life is not a continuum of pleasant choices, but of inevitable problems that call for strength, determination, and hard work.
Indian proverb
Life is like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you represents determinism; the way you play it is free will.
Jawaharlal Nehru
Don't try to be different. Just be good. To be good is different enough.
Arthur Freed
Laws control the lesser person. Right conduct controls the greater one.
Chinese proverb