Once river water is stained, the only way for it to be cleansed is to let it flow into the ocean. But what becomes of the ocean once the tainted water has mixed into it?

A dishonor can only be redeemed by your reconciliation with your own principles. Are you to become harder or softer because of all that has happened?

The steel with which a sword is forged from is neither perfect nor clean. Hammering isn't exactly the gentlest of methods, but it is the best.

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"A child comes to me with a spark of interest. I feed the spark and it becomes a flame. I feed the flame and it becomes a fire. I feed the fire and it becomes a roaring blaze." - Cus D'Amato