Tested by Storms

I'm not afraid of storms for I'm learning how to sail my ship.
- Louisa May Alcott

Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.
- Publilius Syrus

The wise man in the storm prays God,
not for safety from danger,
but for deliverance from fear.
It is the storm within which endangers him,
not the storm without.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

When the tempest rages, when the thunders roar,
and the lightnings blaze around us,
it is then that the truly brave man stands firm at his post.
- Luther Martin

Storms make the oak grow deeper roots.
- George Herbert

Our mettle is tested by storms, not by calm.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: The Storm of Life

Eye Of The Storm

Honor Your Being

The Sailboat Metaphor

Storm

Courage