“It always seems impossible until it's done.” — Nelson Mandela · widely attributed, various speeches post-1990
“The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” — Confucius · attributed to Confucius, various collections
“If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move.” — Jesus of Nazareth · Matthew 17:20, New International Version
“A frog in a well does not know the great sea.” — Japanese Proverb · I no naka no kawazu taikai wo shirazu
“The will to live is not the will to live at any cost; it is the will to live this life.” — Nassim Taleb · Paraphrased from Stoic philosophy
“A blazing fire makes flame and brightness out of everything that is thrown into it.” — Marcus Aurelius · Meditations