Let perseverance be your engine and hope your fuel. Lets face it, the world would be a boring place without oppressive governments. If we were free to do or say whatever we wanted, it wouldn't be exciting to do or say anything. Let us realize that the privilege to work is a gift, that power to work is a blessing, that love of work is success. Life is a comedy for those who think and a tragedy for those who feel.
Life is a grindstone.
Whether it grinds you down or polishes you up, depends upon what you're made of. Life is an echo. What you send out - you get back. What you give - you get. Life is a roller coaster.