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ancl ripen amidst trials, that would only wither and decay in an atmosphere 
of ease and comfort. 
It is the struggle that is the condition of victory. 
If there were no difficulties, there would be no need of efforts ; if 
there were no temptations, there would be no training in self-control, and 
but little merit in virtue; if there were no trial and suffering, there would 
he no education in 'patience and resignation. 
Thus failure, difficulty, adversity, and suffering, are not all evil, but 
often the very best source of strength, discipline, and virtue. 
“Not all who seem to fail have failed indeed; 
Not all who fail have, therefore, worked in vain: 
For all our acts to many issues lead; 
And out of earnest purpose, sure and plain. 
Enforced by honest toil of hand or brain, 
The Lord will fashion, in His own good time 
(Be this the laborer’s proudly humble creed), 
Such ends as, to His wisdom, fittest chime 
With His vast love’s eternal harmonies. 
There is no failure for the good and wise; 
What though thy seed should fall by the wayside 
And the birds snatch it;—yet the birds are fed; 
Or they may bear it far across the tide. 
To give rich harvests after thou art dead!” 
— Anon. 
A plant of the genus Iledera (II. helix), common in Europe. Its 
stem clings to walls and trees by rootlike fibers. 
