The Greater To Difficulty Case Study

Improved Essays
+ Difficulty:
-learn more solutions
-learn pride
-endurance
-build relationship

- Difficulty:
-makes you feel bad
-makes you give up

Famous philosopher, Marcus Cicero, believes that, “The greater to difficulty, the greater the glory” many people have been struck by a struggle or difficulty. In fact brutally abused, discouraged, and ruined by difficulty. Many have also even died from tra in their lives. Although, even struggle has hurt many lives there has been more people who has eventually gained something over a difficulty which only goes to prove difficulty is still not an excuse for failure. Failure should never be cause by difficulty no matter the cost. Countless of people have been left satisfied with what they have accomplished

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