“Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man’s growth without destroying his roots.” — Frank A. Clark —

“All that is gold does not glitter,not all those who wander are lost;The old that is strong does not wither,deep roots are not reached by the frost.” — J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings

“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.” — Robert Louis Stevenson—