What is your opinion of this quote?

Metaphorically, it appears to calls for hope, optimism, action, or some other positive response.

Logically, it makes sense, although, "as if" could be clarified by saying "for if" or "because if". This however could just be a quirk with the english language.

Esthetically, it is simple and makes the point. This has the ability to communicate to everyone, which is how wisdom is ideally expressed.

What was the source of the quote?

Here are two I just made up.

__Do not fear that the night will last forever, for the morning always brings the sun.

__To see he who is illuminated in the night, is to see he who would lead, but to see he who leads to the dawn, is to see he who should be followed.

Unimpressively obvious?

I mean I didn't need a quote to tell me that.

On a symbolic level though it might be more meaningful. If you don't act to fix a problem, the problem is still going to exist in the future. Nonetheless though, it's still obvious.

I guess I just expect quotes to have more witticism and humor.

Or perhaps it's better to say I just don't think the quote is "profound" enough to merit the status of being a quote. That's to say I'm sure there are other quotes that say the same thing with more "pizazz".

I'm being slightly unfair though, judging a quote more on it's "style" than its "meaning". That's to say the meaning of the quote is fine and truthful, I just think it could be presented better.

Dear, it means that you can change all type of bad situations into best ones, just by little STRUGGLE and courage, you can produce Flowers from Thorns or from uncultivated barren land by your Strength of Struggle Passions & Courage.

By Muhammad Naeem Alam

M.Sc. Zoology UOS, Pakistan

for it not to sound stupid it has to be taken metaphorically

to wordy and obvious