The block of granite, which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak, becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong.
Source: In Webster's Electronic Quotebase, ed. Keith Mohler, 1994.
-- Thomas Carlyle, (Dec 4 1795-1881), Scottish essayist, historian; He was considered one of the era's great sages and man of letters; wrote The French Revolution, 1837.