Crosses are ladders that lead to heaven

Crosses are ladders that lead to heaven.

Prov. Having to endure trouble can help you to be virtuous. When Mary was diagnosed with cancer, her mother consoled her by saying that crosses are ladders that lead to heaven, and that though she might have to suffer in this world, she would surely be rewarded in the next.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ferdinand	FER-dee-nahnt (German, Dutch), FUR-di-nand (English), FER-dee-nahnd (Finnish)	German, French, Dutch, English, Czech, Slovene, Finnish, Ancient Germanic
Shelly	['ʃeli]
Hanga	HAWN-gaw	Hungarian
Timoteo	tee-mo-TE-o (Italian, Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Esther	ES-tər (English, Dutch), es-TER (French)	English, French, Spanish, Dutch, German, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Jewish, Biblical, Biblical Lati
Hena	-	Yiddish