A diamond earns its sparkle from the pressure it endures.
When God wants to give you a miracle, He first gives you a problem.
Fortify your mind, bullet proof your heart, strengthen your soul.
Don’t let past disappointments rob you of future happiness.
We are all born stars, but some refuse to shine and others make it their life’s mission to glow.
Storms are rainbow’s inside out.
A star is a rock that could no longer hide its beauty from the world.
Rainbows can’t rise without storms.
The world would have no rainbows if the sky had not storms.
Looking up at the stars only proves you admire them, but shining your light proves you are like them.
Light does not have to beg darkness to shine.
When I was poor, I was rich because I was happy; when I was wealthy, I was poor because I was sad.
It is impossible for darkness to reign in the presence of a star.
If size really mattered, a match wouldn’t be able to set a forest on fire.
Stars give so much to the world without demanding payment. Be likewise.
If the wind brushes against you, do not complain; it brushes against everyone.
You were not born to impress the world, but to impress the universe.
If they say you will fall, rise. If they say you will fail, succeed. If they say you will break, kept it together. If they say you will deteriorate, flourish.
A star is not afraid of darkness, for its light comes from within.
You were given the problems you have because you can solve them; the burdens, because you can carry them; the trials, because you can overcome them; the opponents, because you can beat them; and the enemies, because you can conquer them.
If you can’t move a mountain by faith, move it by carrying away stone by stone.
The uglier the storm the lovelier the rainbow.
Light on its worst day will conquer darkness on its best day.
Spend time with people who enrich your mind, nourish your heart, and illuminate your soul.
Whether your glass is half full or half empty, hope can fill it up.
A diamond only truly appreciates pressure the day it begins to shine.
Anger has great strength, but no brains. Greed has a great appetite, but no heart.Pride has a great spirit, but no soul.
Only what is below you tries to pull you down.
God sometimes uses ugly vessels to carry beautiful things.
The mind dies, but its thoughts live on. The heart perishes, but its experiences live on. The body expires, but its spirit lives on.
The world is already full of critics; to stand out, be an encourager.
Temporary friends sometimes bring us to permanent blessings.
If the past could be changed, it would not exist. If the future could be stopped, it would not survive. If the present could be avoided, it would not prevail.
A rainbow is not afraid of showing its true colors because it knows it is beautiful inside out.
If stars avoided the dark, they would not be visible at night.
Because no one is walking in your shoes, only you feel the sores on your feet.
You don’t have to swim when you know how to walk on water.
It is impossible for a star to shine and not get noticed, even in the dark.
Rainbows earn their brightest colors in the storm.
It is not the size of a seed, but the size of what rises from it.
You can blow out a candle, but you cannot blow out a star.
You are not honored for the fruit you pick, but for the trees you plant.
Peace gives you the world, laughter gives you the sky, joy gives you the world, and love gives you the universe.
When you look at a rose try to focus on its beauty, not its thorns.
You are strong because of what you overcame, brave because of what you defeated, fierce because of what you mastered, and powerful because of what you conquered.
Wisdom is a great prophet, faith is a great warrior, knowledge is a great sage, and virtue is a great priest.
Dream while others are sleeping. Dare while others are wishing. Do while others are talking. Deliver while others are quitting.
If you want to know how fortunate you are, visit three places: the slum, the hospital, and the cemetery.
Light another’s path and the universe will light your own.
Trees generously share their fruit.Bees generously share their honey.Flowers generously share their perfume. Do likewise.
If your thoughts are higher than your problems, you can fly above them.
Use fear to become braver, pain to become stronger, trials to become wiser, and misfortune to become better.
To strengthen the body’s muscles, exercise; the mind’s muscles, read; the heart’s muscle’s, laugh; and the soul’s muscles, love.
If you rule the air, you are great; the waters, you are extraordinary; the lands, you are remarkable; but if you rule over yourself, you are remarkable.
Worry soils, even the purest mind.Envy poisons, even the purest heart.Greed sullies, even the purest soul.
In a second you can change your mind, in a minute you can change your heart, in an hour you can change your life, and in a day you can change your destiny.
The universe acknowledges the value of your tears; for when it rains, it is shedding its own.
Run to brilliance. Sprint to excellence. Soar to transcendence.
The brave with all of their weaknesses are better than the cowardly with all of their strengths.
Hunger is a lesser evil than ignorance.
If you can think higher thoughts, you can do higher deeds.
The entire world above you, around you, beneath you, and beside you, is insignificant in comparison to the world within you.
When the storm runs out of breath, a rainbow is born.
No matter how low the sun sets, the time is coming when it will surely rise.
Planting a flower in the desert takes greater skill than growing a garden in a rain forest.
You are a product of your environment, but to be great your environment has to be a product of you.
Joy gives you strength.Hope gives you fortitude.Faith gives you courage.Love gives you power.
You are no greater than the knowledge you acquire, the desires you harbor, and the experiences you cherish.
Use your mind’s talents diligently, your heart’s powers incredibly, and your soul’s genius profitably.
The mind shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s wisdom; the heart, in proportion to one’s courage; and the soul, in proportion to one’s love.
In the body is tremendous strength, in the mind is brilliant potential, in the heart is extraordinary influence, and in the soul is remarkable power.
Stars do not hide from darkness. Roses do not hide from thorns. Diamonds do not hide from pressure.
When a flower rises from the earth, it is overcoming its greatest opponent: fear.
Wealth won’t make you happy. Power won’t make you remarkable. Fame won’t make you honorable. Education won’t make you wise.
Bless the world with your mind, heal the world with your heart, lift the world with your soul; elevate the world with your life.
Don’t mourn over the past; it has no pity for you. Don’t cry over the present; it has no sympathy for you; and don’t weep over the future, it has no mercy on you.
In thoughts, be wise. In speech, be cautious. In sentiment, be positive. In actions, be prudent.
The darkest storms color the brightest rainbows.
Learn from the ocean; not fearing turbulence, it uses the wind against it to rise instead.
A flower does not fulfill its destiny until it blooms, and a star does not fulfill its destiny until it shines.
In order for a seed to rise, it must be buried in dirt; likewise, in order for the great to rise they must be buried in adversity.
The sky is the limit only if you have a problem with reaching for the stars.
If the sky never grew dark, we would not be able to clearly see the stars.
A leaf has no power to resist when the wind blows, but when life’s storms rage, you do.
The loveliest roses sometimes bear the ugliest thorns.
A seed only begins to manifest its greatest potential the day it is buried in dirt.
Be the calm in someone else’s storm.
The struggles of the past are the gateway to the blessings of the future.
The storm is the optimist’s friend, but the pessimist’s nightmare.
To encourage people, walk beside them. To inspire people, walk in front of them. To drive people, walk behind them. To lead people, walk with them.
The poor can dream. The weak can hope. The helpless can strive. The powerless can rise.
A single star shines brighter than a thousand moons.
A day in a storm strengthens you more than a thousand in sunshine.
It is in vain to hide a fruitful seed in fertile soil.
Learn more. Love more. Laugh more. Live more.
The breathtaking view at the mountaintop is compensation for all of the breath lost whilst sweating towards it.
A flower’s beauty is birthed in a seed’s ugly struggles.
If size really mattered, the whale, not the shark, would rule the waters.
It is because of pain that you value pleasure, sorrow that you value joy, despair that you value hope, war that you value peace, and hate that you value love.
Truth is my weapon. Knowledge is my armor. Wisdom is my strategist. Love is my warrior.
Wisdom knows the way. Understanding sees the way. Passion feels the way. Love goes all the way.
Anyone can love a rose, but only a saint can love its thorns.
The world’s most beautiful angel is love inside your soul.
Divorce fear. Court courage. Pursue hope. Marry love.
Love has turned many into poets; pain has turned many into artists; charity has turned many into pacifists, and anger has turned many into activists.
Love in fools is better than hate in the wise.
To change your life, love yourself. To change your community, love others. To change the world, love everyone.
Love as much as you can, for as long as you can, and as best as you can.
Anger is loud, rage is deafening, and wrath is thunderous; only love can silence them.
Lips may lie, but the heart always tells the truth.
One who is wise is rich, one who is virtuous is wealthy, one who is happy is affluent, and one who is loving is prosperous.
Regard those who respect you.Esteem those who honor you.Cherish those who love you.Reward those who adore you.
Love in your mind can be felt by some, love in your heart can be felt by many, but love in your soul can be felt by all.
Help when you can. Give what you have. Do what you must. Be who you ought to be.
God is not Christian.God is not Muslim.God is not Buddhist.God is love.
Knowledge, teach. Wisdom, acquire. Understanding, share. Love, spread.
Pray for faith, hope for peace, strive for unity, and persevere for harmony.
Love is loud; the soul hears it, even if the universe is deaf.
Love is black. Love is white. Love is brown. Love is humanity.
See what love sees. Hear what love hears. Say what love says. Do what love does.
The ocean has limits, but true love does not.
To appreciate pleasure, someone had to experience pain; to appreciate joy, some had to experience sorrow; to appreciate love, some had to experience heartache; to appreciate freedom, some had to experience fear.
Truth is straight like a line. Virtue is firm like a wall. Wisdom is tall like a mountain. Love is wide like an ocean.
Learn, because life is ahead of you. Live, because death is before you. Listen, because wisdom is all around you. Love, because God is inside of you.
Love gives you knees to crawl, feet to run, legs to sprint, and wings to soar.
A heart full of love is worth more than a purse full of coins.
The blind can see love, the deaf can hear love, the mute can express love, and the disabled can carry love.
If you want to be happy now, love now; if you want to be happy later, love later; but if you want to be happy always, love always.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, not the mirror.
When two souls are one, they hear each other, even in silence.
Everyone should have a place in your heart, but only a special few should have a place in your life.
Your presence only truly matters to people who feel your absence.
Marry your friend, and you will be reasonably happy. Marry your lover, and you will be abundantly happy. Marry your soulmate, and you will be infinitely happy.
Love is your greatest asset, fear is your greatest liability, and joy is your greatest reward.
When you hear love calling you, don’t pretend to be deaf.
The world’s most lethal venom is not found on the tongues of serpents, but on the tongues of a disgruntled wife.
Grief gives you a hundred reasons to cry; hope gives you a thousand reasons to smile, joy gives you a million reasons to laugh, and love gives you billion reasons to rejoice.
If you have no one, you are poor; if you have an acquaintance, you are fortunate; if you have a friend, you are privileged; if you have a lover, you are rich; if you have a soulmate, you are wealthy.
If you want to be strong, exercise; if you want to be wise, study; if you want to be happy, smile; and if you want to be invincible, love.
If a woman stands behind you, respect her; if she stands beside you, cherish her; if she stands with you, adore her.
The cheapest thing in your life is money; the most expensive, love.
If you want the world to know how truly beautiful you are, love everyone.
Only when your love of roses is greater than your fear of thorns can you grow a beautiful garden.
Your knowledge can stir the world, your intellect can move it, your wisdom can shake it, but only your love can truly change it.
A sword can only pierce the body, but love can pierce the soul.
A smile is worth dozens of words, but a kiss is worth a thousand.
Love has two rules: the first one is love, and the second one is love some more.
When love intoxicates your heart, it is difficult for your soul to remain sober.
If a woman laughs when you hurt her, you ought to cry, for you have lost her; if she cries, you may laugh, for you have a worthy soulmate.
It is impossible for love to enter your heart without leaving footprints on your soul.
Lust promises you the world, and disappoints. Love promises you the universe, and delivers.
Jealousy says, “Compete with each other.” Envy says, “Destroy each other.” Empathy says, “Help each other.” Love says, “Empower each other.
One who does not deserve your tears does not deserve your heart.
Knowledge offers you strength. Wisdom promises you influence. Understanding assures you wealth. Love guarantees you power.
Give of yourself to others and others will give of themselves to you.
Outer beauty you see with your eyes, but inner beauty you only see with your heart.
Scars mean you fought. Wrinkles mean you lived. Heartache means you loved.
If you are too busy to love, you are too busy to live; if you are too busy to live, you are too busy to love.
Dear fear, I’m divorcing you. Dear courage, I’m courting you. Dear hope, I’m pursuing you. Dear love, I’m marrying you.
To achieve peace let go of: guilt, anger, and bitterness. To achieve happiness embrace: virtue, faith, and love.
When you love, you forgive; when you forgive, you love.
Wisdom paints a rainbow in your mind, joy paints a rainbow in your heart, and love paints a rainbow in your soul.
Love hopes. Love helps. Love heals. Love hears.
The clearest mirror in the universe is not made of glass, but of a loving soul.
Pleasure awakens the body, wisdom awakens the mind, joy awakens the heart, and love awakens the soul.
Love has never been conquered, not even by the greatest army.
If a man found his dream wife, it was because he was wide awake.
An inch to a man’s heart is a mile to his wallet.
Get high on love, not drugs.
If your heart has been broken nine times, muster the courage to love again for the tenth.
If you are sad, love will make you happy; afraid, love will make you brave; weak, love will make you strong; and broken, love will make you whole.
Love lost is better than hate found. True criticism is better than false praise. Genuine enemies are better than counterfeit friends.
The loudest preacher in the world is your conscience, the cleverest is wisdom, the rowdiest is passion, the surest is truth, the purest is love, and the highest is God.
The greatest love stories are not written by the ink of the pen, but by the ink of the heart.
Pleasure can turn the body into a slave.Desire can turn the mind into a fool.Passion can turn the heart into a beast.Love can turn the soul into an angel.
Desire speaks, passion shouts, lust screams, and love whispers.
Plucking a rose only proves you desire it, but nurturing it proves you love it.
There are thousands of languages around the world, but love is the most beautiful of them all.
You spend the beginning part of your life with your mother, so love her; the middle part of your life with your girlfriend, so care for her; and the end part of your life with your wife, so adore her.
When love writes a letter, joy is its ink.
Learn from the sun; it is warm to everyone, and is therefore never in short supply of those who adore it.
A woman’s elegance will charm you for days,her beauty will charm you for weeks,her grace will charm you for years,and her virtue will charm you for a lifetime.
If you kiss her cheeks, she is your friend; if you kiss her lips, she is your lover; if you kiss her heart, she is your soul mate.
The greatest warriors fight not for crowns and splendor, but for love.
Love rewards you more in a moment than pleasure could in a lifetime.
Love conquers the body by embracing it,conquers the mind by massaging it,conquers the heart by kissing it,and conquers the soul by marrying it.
Though love may be blind, it sees much;though it may be deaf, it hears much;though it may be mute, it says much;and though it may be lame, it does much.
Falling in love is accidental, staying in love is intentional, and growing in love is delightful.
True love is like diamonds; scarce, and priceless.
The greatest profit you make in business is not money, but happiness. The greatest riches you give in life are not possessions, but love. The greatest treasures you acquire in life are not jewels, but joy.
When love invades your life, it captures your heart, imprisons your mind, and frees your soul.
When you are in love, your eyes see him only, your ears hear him only, your mouth speaks of him only, your mind thinks of him only, your heart desires him only, your soul lives for him only, and your entire universe is about him only.
Love is the greatest drug; joy is the strongest medicine; virtue is the noblest remedy; together, they are the greatest therapy.
When a woman misses you, you have her mind; when she cares for you, you have her heart, when she loves you, you have her soul.
Marry the one who laughs when you laugh, and you are clever; marry the one who cries when you cry, and you are intelligent, but marry the one who does both with you, and you are wise.
When the storm comes it is your soulmate who pulls out the umbrella and shelters you until the rainbow comes.
When you are madly in love with someone, even when sanity tries to rescue you, you wrestle it.
When you look into your soulmates eyes, you see the world; into your soulmates heart, you see the sky, and into your soulmates soul, you see the universe.
Falling in love with a woman’s body is lust, with a woman’s mind is sense, with a woman’s heart is virtue, and with a woman’s soul is wisdom.
If you have money, you are affluent; if you have joy, you are wealthy; and if you have love, you are rich.
Love is fierce like a lion; once it has entered the heart, it is in vain to resist.
Love is more powerful than even the sun; light can only enter your eyes, but love can enter your soul.
Love makes you strong when others are weak, brave when others are scared, hopeful when others are despairing and cheerful when others are sad.
No three words have greater force than “I want you,” greater strength than “I need you,” greater might than “I miss you,” and greater power than “I love you.
Joy is the best companion, virtue is the noblest acquaintance, wisdom is the cleverest friend, and love is the kindest soul mate.
If you have her mind, you have her for a moment; if you have her heart, you have her for a while; if you have her soul, you have her for a lifetime.
The most valuable real estate in the universe is inside your soul.
It is easier to wipe a thousand tears from your eyes than to wipe a single tear from your soul.
When two souls are united as one the universe itself is powerless to separate them.
Beauty catches your eye, joy seizes your heart, and love captures your soul.
When the head tries to rule the heart, emotion poisons it.
By the time you become an expert at marriage, it is too late to start a new one.
Treat marriage like a diamond necklace; if broken, fix it, but do not throw it away.
There is no gem like virtue, no wealth like happiness, no treasure like faith, and no jewel like love.
Lust makes you weak, passion makes you strong, love makes you brave, and heartache makes you wise.
When you are in love, your eyes see him only, your ears hear him only, your mouth speaks of him only, your mind thinks of him only, your heart desires him only, your soul lives for him only; your entire universe revolves around him only.
Love only knocks on your heart’s door when certain it has the right address.
Passion stimulates you, love intoxicates you, marriage sobers you, and parenthood tries you.
Love makes you the richest person in the world, no matter how poor you are.
The most expensive jewels are not found around our necks, but in our hearts.
If you sweep a woman off of her feet, make sure your character is strong enough to keep her in the air.
The universe offers you three things that money cannot buy: joy, love, and life.
Embrace all. Help some. Trust few. Harm none.
Joy is a loyal companion, love is a faithful friend, fear is a terrible adversary, and hatred is a merciless enemy.
Love does these three things effectively: multiplies joy, divides trouble, subtracts grief, and adds peace.
To live a little, love a little. To live a lot, love a lot.
The most valuable things in your life are always the things that money cannot buy.
Hate is strong, fear is mighty, jealousy is powerful, but love is invincible.
If you try to buy love, you will go bankrupt trying to possess it.
If you fall for someone, make sure they’re there to catch you.
When a woman wants your attention, she uses her smile. When she wants your wallet, she uses her charm. When she wants your heart, she uses her touch. When she wants your soul, she uses her kiss.
Do the dishes, and you have her heart; do the dishes and the laundry, and you have her soul.
Love is like lightening; it can strike anyone, anywhere, and at any time.
If a woman tells you how terrible she looks, sincerely deny it, even if you agree.
A thousand ways to please your wife boil down to two words: “Yes, dear.
Be calm when your wife yells at you, calmer when she chastens you, but be terrified when she ignores you.
Before you look for dirt in people, look for treasure.
Your wife is smarter than you; know this, and you will live happily ever after.
As the sun lives on when it sets in the warmth it has given to others, you too will live on in the hearts of those whose lives you have touched.
Love came, it saw, and it conquered me.
If a man treats you like a princess, he deserves to be your king.
The shrewd marry for money, the scheming marry for status, the calculating marry for power, but the wise marry for love.
If the final chapter of your life story is written by love, you are guaranteed a happy ending.
If you want to be happy, love. If you want to be happier, love some more.
Passion gives you what you want, lust gives you what you desire, but only love gives you what you need.
Falling in love with someone is intentional, even if it was their looks that tripped you.
They gave me a thousand reasons to leave you, but I found a thousand and one reasons to be with you.
There is nothing wrong with being a puppet if love is the one pulling the strings.
Love sets you free the moment it arrests you.
The best couples share the load, divide the grief, and add to the peace, thereby multiplying joy.
The easiest way to remember your future wife’s birthday is to marry her on Super Bowl Sunday.
The only place you will find love before sacrifice is in the dictionary.
Never fight for a girl; while pounding each other, someone is already making plans to whisk her away.
If you choose money over love, you will always be poor.
If men could be bought like clothes at an outlet, only then would women always get what they bargained for.
Be like the sun; bear with those in the dark, but keep shining your light.
Love your friends with your eyes closed, but love your enemies with both eyes open.
A kiss is the easiest thing to throw at someone because its weight is love.
If all you have is money, you are among the poorest people in the world.
The only time I hold my wife's hand tightly is when my wallet is in her other hand.
If you want the most beautiful fish in the sea, make sure you have the most appealing bait.
Be calm on your wedding day; she won’t kill you in front of a hundred people, no matter what you've done.
Love is a hook; the moment a man swallows it, a woman knows she has him forever.
The path to marital bliss is to begin each day with a kiss.
Women are the best thieves you will ever meet; they steal your heart and your last name, but never get to spend the night in jail.
Before letting someone hold your heart in their hands, make sure their hands are clean.
A kiss is the only thing you can throw at someone without being held criminally responsible.
The best chapters in your life story are written by love.
Love is the luckiest tenant in the world, living in the hearts of men and women rent free.
If love was a sin, God Himself would be in the hottest part of Hell.
Men like to borrow kisses because they know they will have to pay them back.
Love is the only criminal who, after stealing your heart, convinces you to celebrate her.
Hate spreads in the direction it is blown, but love spreads in all directions.
Love treats its enemies better than hate treats its friends.
Diamonds are a girl's best friend until love introduces her to her soulmate.
What you do for others today you have done for yourself tomorrow.
Love knows the way because love is the way.
If you press grapes, wine will pour out; if you crush roses, perfume will pour out; if you afflict the talented, genius will pour out.
If you have never reached rock bottom, you have never attended the school of greatness.
When reaching for the stars, beware of those who want to cut off your hands.
In poverty, friends are few; in prosperity, acquaintances are numerous; in affluence, associates are countless.
At the end of every dark storm is a bright rainbow.
Looking on the bright side of life is better than looking on the dark side of despair.
It is impossible to graduate from the University of Life with no scars.
A tree will not wither and die because the wind blew away one leaf.
A tree dances for the wind not because it enjoys it, but because it doesn’t want to break.
The richest person in the cemetery is the one who left the most happy memories.
When the nest becomes too small a bird is ready to spread its wings and fly.
In calm waters you still find sharks.
Genius is in you, but like a seed, you determine whether it dies or grows.
Stand alone when it is to your benefit, with others when it is to your advantage, and with everyone when it is to your empowerment.
Talk less. Do more. Fear less. Achieve more.
Jealousy stings, envy poisons, anger harms, and hate murders.
Don’t try to silence other people’s genius because you’re too deaf to hear your own.
Water is soft, but can maneuver any obstacle; be shrewd, and be gentle, and you too will be able to do likewise.
Pain teaches you more than pleasure. Failure teaches you more than success. Poverty teaches you more than prosperity. Adversity teaches you more than comfort.
Behind you, leave your enemies. Beside you, keep your family. Around you, maintain your friends. Within you, treasure God.
A flower takes a while to grow, but can die in an instant; this is how it is with trust.
Expand your mind. Nurture your heart. Develop your body. Cultivate your soul.
Mind-power takes you to the mountaintop. Heart-power takes you the stars. Soul-power takes you to the edge of the universe.
Think outside of the box. Work outside of the box. Dream outside of the box. Succeed outside of the box.
Your mind is a weapon. Your heart is an asset. Your soul is a treasure. Your life is a jewel.
If you want to lead a pleasant life, be good to yourself; if you want to lead a happy life, be good to others; and if you want to lead an exceptional life, be good to everyone.
Charity is fortune, avarice is poverty, peace is treasure, and happiness is wealth.
Forgive those who hurt you yesterday.Reward those who help you today.Remember those who help you tomorrow.
Let them judge you, but remain virtuous.Let them criticize you, but remain wise.Let them misunderstand you, but remain kind. Let them hate you, but remain exceptional.
The wise are like a sprouting seed; they go forward and upward, never backward or downward.
It is wise to buy acquaintances, but foolish to buy friends.
A flower does not bloom for itself, but for the world; do likewise.
Your feet may be small, but travel much. Your hands may be little, but conquer much. Your eyes may be tiny, but perceive much. Your ears may be modest, but heed much.
The wise are like a river; they go forward and upward, never backward or downward.
When bitter, say little; when angry, say nothing; when happy, say much; when joyful, say all.
If you look to money for happiness, you will be disappointed; to power, you will be disillusioned; to honor, you will be dissatisfied; to others, you will be disenchanted; but if you look to God, you will be fulfilled.
A rose would be miserable if it was forced to be a daisy, no matter how much water it was fed.
You cannot fast-forward time, you cannot rewind it, and you cannot pause it; you can only waste or benefit from it.
Knowing what to say is sense, when to say it is intelligence, how to say it is wisdom, why and how to say it is enlightenment.
Two minds are smarter than one.Two hands are stronger than one.Two hearts are mightier than one.Two souls are greater than one.
Esteem intelligence, cherish knowledge, and value understanding, but trust wisdom.
Skill gives you legs to jog, talent gives you legs to run, brilliance gives you legs to sprint, but genius gives you wings to fly.
A rose, no matter how beautiful, still has to contend with thorns.
Be humble as you learn, confident as you teach, and modest when you have mastered both.
Enough pain will keep you humble.Enough grief will keep you compassionate.Enough trouble will keep you strong.Enough hardship will keep you grateful.
The soul is a great magician; transforming thoughts into reality, desires into actions, and life into experiences.
The greatest weight a bird gives up when preparing to fly is fear.
Life is temporal.Time is fleeting.God is permanent.Eternity is enduring.
If the world gives you a thousand reasons to cry, find a thousand and one reasons to smile.
A bird that sings too much will only lose its voice, but a bird that does not sing at all will lose its symphonies.
The sun is never denied the light it gives; likewise, you are never denied the kindness you bestow.
Don’t mourn over the past; it has no pity for you. Don’t cry over the present, it has no sympathy for you, and I don’t weep the future, it has no mercy on you.
Your mind has the intellect to lift the world,your heart has the wisdom to better the world, and your soul has the genius to elevate the world.
You are no greater than the friends you keep, the books you read, the heroes you admire, and the obstacles you overcome.
Don’t be afraid of being alone; remember, when the sun rises, it rises with nobody at its side.
Turn your failures into lessons, your obstacles into opportunities, your tragedies into triumphs, and in no time you will turn your dreams into reality.
A flower does not diminish in beauty, no matter how many weeds envy it.
Wisdom has a hundred eyes to see opportunities, courage has a hundred feet to seek opportunities, and strength has a hundred arms to seize opportunities.
Do not curse the well that quenches your thirst.
A shrub that bears fruit deserves to be watered more than a tree that does not.
It is better to be a marble in a hut than a brick in a palace.
You are a product of your mind, a result of your thoughts, and a consequence of your actions.
The ocean does not lose its splendor because it lost a few drops.
Be wise enough to learn from the past, shrewd enough to capitalize on the present, and clever enough to prepare for the future.
Knowledge is the eldest daughter of wisdom.
Time is your acquaintance, life is your friend, death is your enemy, and existence is your soulmate.
A wolf raised in a jungle is fiercer than a lion reared in a circus.
You’re destined for greatness,” Life said. “But first, I’m going to make you cry.
Don’t judge a tree by its size, but by its fruit.
Beautiful beginnings are often born from ugly endings.
The lightest weight anyone can carry on life’s journey is hope.
It is better to help an enemy than to harm a friend.
Dream like a child. Reason like an elder. Play like a youth. Work like an adult.
If you think too much, you will worry too much; if you worry too much, you will fear too much; if you fear too much, you will dread too much; and if you dread too much, you will suffer too much.
If an opportunity comes dressed in trouble’s apparel, do not scorn it.
Seeds you plant today determine the harvest you reap tomorrow.
Practicing what you preach is the world’s most eloquent sermon.
Teach the ignorant. Study the wise. Avoid the foolish. Embrace the enlightened.
Learn from acquaintances, and you are clever; from friends, and you are intelligent; from enemies, and you are shrewd; but learn from all, and you are wise.
In a crowd do not lose your individuality, and in your individuality do not lose the crowd.
Time is your acquaintance. Life is your friend. Death is your opponent. Eternity is your companion.
Your mind shines brightest when you enlighten others; your heart, when you encourage others; your soul, when you elevate others; and your life, when you empower others.
A rose started off a bud, a bird started off an egg, and a forest started off a seed.
You may be poor, but important; uneducated, but wise; lowly, but noble; simple, but insightful; and ordinary, but great.
At ten, you are foolish. At twenty, you are naive. At thirty, you are alert. At forty, you are experienced. At fifty, you are wise.
Planting your own garden is better than waiting for someone to bring you flowers.
An ounce of wisdom is worth more than a pound of knowledge.
A shrewd enemy will teach you more than a foolish friend.
Learn from a river; obstacles may force it to change its course, but never its destination.
One who is not afraid to die lives, and one who is afraid to live dies.
If birds did not believe in their ability to fly, the sky would be empty.
If you live in the desert, view the sun not as your enemy, but as your friend. If you live in the wilderness, view nature not as your adversary, but as your companion.
If the sky had no tears, the world would have no rainbows.
Learn more than others. Work more than others. Succeed more than others. Give more than others.
Water your dreams with fear, and they will wilt; with doubt, and they will wither; with hope, and they will grow; with faith, and they will flourish.
A bird will only fall from the sky when it stops believing in its ability to fly, and a fish will only drown in water when it stops believing in its ability to swim.
Know what you want. Pursue what you need. Realize what you ought. Attain what you desire.
Your mind is a gift. Your heart is a prize. Your soul is a blessing. Your life is a reward.
You were born to dream. You were born to strive. You were born to conquer. You were born to rise.
Worry makes you weaker, regret makes you sadder, hate makes you angrier, but hope makes you stronger, and love makes you happier.
Bad weather never stopped anyone from reaping a good harvest.
They know your face, but not your mind.They understand your words, but not your heart.They hear your name, but not your soul.They grasp your past, but not your future.
A kind stranger is better than an uncaring friend.
Ignore those who resent you. Avoid those who begrudge you. Excuse those who envy you. Pity those who hate you.
You are one thought away from intelligence, one word away from kindness, one deed away from excellence, one step away from brilliance, and one second away from transcendence.
A flower in a desert still has no reason to envy a thorn in a rainforest.
No matter how deep you bury good seeds, they always find a way to rise.
The weak dread the storm, the foolish invite the storm, the wise avoid the storm,the strong battle the storm, and the great overcome the storm.
The past is your teacher. The present is your opportunity. The future is your reward.
What you think is a seed, what you say is the bud, and what you do is the fruit.
No matter how beautiful a rose is it must still grow in dirt.
Only dead leaves allow the wind to blow them to and fro.
Wine had to be grapes first. Diamonds had to be rocks first. Butterflies had to be caterpillars first. Rainbows had to be storms first.
If you are waiting for the perfect spouse, you are waiting for the perfect disappointment.
Three kinds of people achieve illumination: those who learn, those who teach, and those who do both continuously.
Stir the world with your skills, shake the world with your talents, move the world with your brilliance, change the world with your genius.
Knowledge gives you the world, intelligence gives you the sky, understanding gives you the stars, but wisdom gives you the universe.
In helping yourself, you prove you are strong; in helping others, you prove you are compassionate; in helping many, you prove you are generous; if helping everyone, you prove you are enlightened.
If you can stay positive in bad situations, you are strong; if you can stay optimistic in hopeless situations, you are mighty; if you can stay hopeful in impossible situations, you are great.
Yesterday says, “Forget me, but learn from me.” Today says, “Embrace me, yet utilize me.”Tomorrow says, “Anticipate me, then prepare for me.
Life is short, death is long, days are narrow, and years are wide.
If roses tried to be sunflowers, they would lose their beauty; and if sunflowers tried to be roses, they would lose their strength.
Those who laugh with you when you laugh are acquaintances, those who cry with you when you cry are companions, and those who do both are friends.
Pain that results in success is better than pleasure that results in failure.
If you want little, give little; if you want much, give much; if you want all, give all.
Teach yourself. Help yourself. Improve yourself. Enrich yourself.
If you can stay positive in bad situations, you are strong; if you can stay positive in hopeless situations, you are mighty; if you can stay positive in impossible situations, you are great.
No one can steal your happiness unless you give them the key to your heart’s safe.
The garden of your dreams is watered by the sweat of excellence.
A lion is not afraid of walking alone, even if the whole jungle is pursuing it.
If bees only gathered nectar from perfect flowers, they wouldn’t be able to make even a single drop of honey.
The ugliest storms paint the loveliest rainbows.
Water drops erode mountains not because of their size, but their persistence.
The tallest trees sometimes grow from the smallest seeds.
Thunder roars but does not strike. Lightning strikes but does not roar. Choose to be lightning.
An archer must never blame a target for missing it.
You can paint the whole sky black, but that won’t keep stars from shinning.
If your greatest wish is to be happy, you are clever; if it is to make others happy, you are virtuous; but if it is to make yourself and others happy, you are wise.
The sun is intelligent because it never rises too early, and wise because it never sets too late.
If there is wisdom in your mind, prove it; joy in your heart, share it; love in your soul, show it; good in your life, impart it.
A small sharp axe clears a forest quicker than a big blunt one.
The early bird gets the worm, and the early fox gets the bird.
The worm’s bad luck is the bird’s good fortune.
A lion is born knowing how to hunt, but has to learn how to hunt well.
A dove struggling in a storm grows stronger than an eagle soaring in sunshine.
A tree is only as good as the seed it is stems from.
If you try to cultivate your talents in someone else’s shadow, they might wilt.
Faith moves mountains, intelligence goes over them, wisdom goes around them, but love levels them.
The world is full of angels; if you can’t find one, be one.
You are better than your past, greater than your present, and brighter than your future.
Be merry, because it confuses your enemies; happy, because it annoys them; cheerful, because it angers them; and joyful, because it kills them.
One who protects himself from negative thoughts protects himself from negative outcomes.
The greatest universe is not somewhere out there, but inside of yourself.
The most beautiful people are those who bring out the beauty in others.
Follow your dreams with all of your mind. Chase your dreams with all of your heart. Accomplish your dreams with all of your soul.
Your clock cannot buy you more time, your bed cannot get you more sleep, your titles cannot acquire you more influence, your fame cannot gain you more honor, and your money cannot earn you more happiness.
Think before you speak. Question before you judge. Examine before you decide.
If you have the power to think, you have the power to change your world.
If birds sing without worrying about who is listening to them, and monkeys dance without worrying about who is watching them, and hyenas laugh without worrying about who is mocking them, then you too must do what you do best without worrying about who is ridiculing you.
A flower blooming in the desert proves to the world that adversity, no matter how great, can be overcome.
When life is sweet, be thankful, and rejoice; but when bitter, be strong, and persevere.
As paint needs a canvass for its beauty to show, stars need darkness for their splendor to shine.
Reward those who help you. Forget those who use you. Ignore those who judge you. Forgive those who wrong you.
One good friend is better than a thousand acquaintances.
Listen to all, believe few, count on some, but trust none.
In my youth I had three teachers: friends, enemies, and books. In my adulthood I had three professors: God, nature, and life.
The poorest man you can marry is not the one who lacks money, but the one who lacks character.
A sailor is not defined as much by how many seas he has sailed than by how many storms he has overcome.
It is in vain to chase two birds at the same time, even if you have a thousand legs.
If you stop tending to flowers when they lose a few petals, you will never grow a garden.
The world sees you for what you are, but the universe sees you for what you can be.
When a storm shows up, always remind yourself a rainbow is hiding behind it.
If you want your inner light to shine brighter, illuminate someone else’s.
Knowledge is the path, understanding is the way, wisdom is the highway, and enlightenment is the destination.
Let go of the past, even if it offers you Heaven; embrace the future, even if it offers you Hell.
The cleanest feet in the universe are positive thoughts walking through your mind.
A beautiful rose with an ugly soul wilts quickly.
The sweeter the fruit a tree bears the greater the number of birds that eat from it.
A beautiful gift does not decrease in value because it is wrapped in ugly paper.
The most difficult door to open is the entrance to an ignorant mind.
The greatest lesson a tree can give you is to stand tall and proud, no matter how strong life’s winds blow against you.
When hunting a lion it is wise to remind yourself that you too are being hunted.
Dear past, I survived you. Dear present, I’m ready for you. Dear future, I’m coming for you.
Skill follows the rules, talent breaks the rules, mastery shatters the rules, but genius makes its own rules.
If you have power, be just; wealth, be generous; knowledge, be wise; titles, be humble; and life, be grateful.
Thoughts can only hurt you with your permission, feelings can only wound you with your consent, experiences can only damage you with your authorization; life can only ruin you with your approval.
If seeds waited for perfect conditions to grow, there would be no plants in the desert.
To avoid enemies, say nothing; to avoid critics, do nothing; to avoid haters, be nothing; but to avoid mediocrity, ignore all.
Opportunities, like roses, come with a beautiful fragrance, but also with thorns.
When perplexed, God appears to you in the form of wisdom; when troubled, in the form of peace; when sad, in the form of joy; when heartbroken, in the form of love.
One who thinks for himself is a threat to his enemies, a refuge to his acquaintances, a prize to his friends, and a gift to the world.
As only dead leaves allow the wind to blow them to and fro, never allow yourself to be swayed by popular opinion.
Don’t climb a mountain to look down on people below, but to get a clearer view of the stars above.
A lion does not earn its crown quarreling with sheep.
Stars earn their brightest colors in the dark.
If you were able to fall a hundred times as a child and rise, you are able to fall a thousand times as a grown up and soar.
If you have a dream no one else can see, a reward awaits you that no one else can have.
If a lion invites you home for dinner, it is you he wants to serve as a meal to his guests.
A rough diamond is still worth more than a polished pebble.
The greater the number of fish a river bears the greater the number of fishermen that patronize it.
The ignorant learn from none, the simple learn from some, the intelligent learn from many, but the enlightened learn from all.
If you have food on your table, clothes on your back, a roof on your head, and a dream in your heart, you have everything you need in life.
If you guide others out of the dark, you are a star, even if no one knows your name.
Ignorance is your opponent, fear is your enemy, vice is your adversary, virtue is your friend, and wisdom is your helper.
When life’s journey is wearisome, put on hope’s shoes.
Words let you know what is in someone’s mind, deeds let you know what is in someone’s heart, and character lets you know what is in someone’s soul.
To help yourself, help others; to help others, help yourself.
If your present thoughts do not lift you higher than your previous ones, rid yourself of them.
True riches belong to those who shun false ones.
A lion does not become king of the jungle hunting mice.
It is in vain to try and stop a star from rising, even with a ladder.
Learn from the ocean; when it rises, it carries more than itself along with it.
Seeds, not doubting their potential, rise and become forests.
If you have a house but no home, you are homeless; knowledge but no wisdom, you are imprudent; acquaintances but no friends, you are lonely; money but no happiness, you are poor; and life but no joy, you are lifeless.
Be happy when you work, thankful when you earn, cautious when you spend, shrewd when you save, and charitable when you give.
The less you want, the happier you are; the happier you are, the less you want.
If you shake a tree, fruit must fall, no matter how reluctant it is.
You are a gift to the universe, but a package is only valuable if it allows itself to be unwrapped.
Your strength lies in knowledge, your power lies in wisdom, your treasure lies in understanding, and your wealth lies in life.
In a world full of pebbles dare to be a diamond.
Learn like an amateur. Train like a champion. Fight like a warrior. Triumph like a conqueror.
Don’t waste time watering a weed hoping to transform it into a flower.
If you want to shine, sit before a lamp; if you want to shine brighter, sit before a fire; but if you want to shine the brightest, sit before a sage.
If you want to be strong, love yourself; if you want to be powerful, love others; if you want to be invincible, love everyone.
Confuse them with your intelligence, baffle them with your excellence, bewilder them with your brilliance, and perplex them with your transcendence.
To be ordinary, be normal; to be original, be different; to be valuable, be unique; to be priceless, be yourself.
Don’t miss the opportunity to fly with eagles tomorrow because chickens invited you to run with them today.
A small sharp axe can cut down more trees than a big dull one.
It is on the canvass of the darkest storms that the brightest rainbows are painted.
If Noah waited for signs of rain to build an ark, he would have been swept away by the flood.
You don’t command wind in the direction it blows, but you command a ship in the direction it sails.
Great winds only challenge great trees.
To be happy: the simple pursue pleasure, the common pursue riches, the uncommon pursue knowledge, and the exceptional pursue wisdom.
If you fail a thousand times, find a thousand and one ways to succeed.
To achieve success, ignore doubt; fame, ignore haters; greatness, ignore fear; and immortality, ignore hardship.
If the road to your dreams is full of potholes, take the highway.
A wolf can only mock a lion thousands of miles away.
Snails do not despair for having short legs, but rejoice for being able to travel long distances in spite of them.
A flower blooming in a storm is stronger than a tree blossoming under a rainbow.
Happy is he who marries the woman he wants, happier is he who marries the woman he needs, and happiest is he who marries the woman he wants and needs.
No matter how tall and wide darkness is, it cannot block the stars.
The greater the fruit a trees bears, the greater the number of stones thrown at it.
Cheerfulness will help you draw strangers, cleverness will help gain acquaintances, faithfulness will help you keep companions, and kindness will help you multiply friends.
Make your wife happier, children wiser, yourself kinder, and you will make your life better.
Where the world only sees a seed, an optimist sees a tree.
One who conquers the sea today is ready to conquer the ocean tomorrow.
You have little control over the world around you, but full control over the world within you.
If you tend to a flower, it will bloom, no matter how many weeds surround it.
A warrior is defined by his scars, not his medals.
Cowards shrink from challenges, weaklings flee from them, and warriors wink at them.
Never give a negative thought an inch or it will take a mile.
Learn from roses; even when trampled they give off perfume, not despair.
When you count your blessings, count life twice.
If you have never walked a mile in someone’s shoes, do not mock the soars on his feet.
You are beloved; even if you were the last person on earth, the sun would rise for you.
When you have the world on your shoulders, God alone can help you carry it.
A tree is honored for the size of its fruit, not the size of its leaves.
One who fishes in shallow waters limits the kind of fish he can catch.
Helping yourself is common sense, helping others is virtue, helping yourself and others is enlightenment.
Ears for wisdom, hands for work, eyes for opportunities, and a mouth for thanks.
If you have nothing but joy in this life, you are still rich.
A bird will only eat from a hand it trusts.
If you kick a lion when it is down, God help you when it gets up.
If beautiful lilies bloom in ugly waters, you too can blossom in ugly situations.
A lion conquers more in one day than a sheep in a lifetime.
Fear is an assassin; if you let it in your life, it will kill your dreams.
An inch of light can conquer a mile of darkness.
Make your own luck, and then share it with others.
Seeds are proof that God sometimes packages miracles in small things.
The greater the fruit a tree bears, the greater the number of stones thrown at it.
Diamonds are proof that the most valuable things are sometimes formed in the dark.
The storm only comes to teach you how to skillfully sail your ship.
It is in the roots, not the branches, that a tree’s greatest strength lies.
The early bird gets the first worm, but the wisest bird gets the fastest one.
There are three things that a beggar and a rich person share every day: the sun, the moon, and the stars.
As inside of every seed is the power to rise from darkness, inside of everyone is the power to rise from adversity.
A rock that perseveres under heat and pressure soon becomes a diamond.
If the storm forgets to bring a rainbow, paint your own.
Never set fire to a bridge while you are still crossing it.
Learn what you can, teach what you know, live how you ought.
If you want to double your happiness, pour it into someone else.
If you have much, be generous; if you have little, be grateful; even if you have nothing, be hopeful.
Whether the glass is half empty or half full, you have the power to fill it up.
Tigers cannot afford to care about what sheep think.
When the sails are strong a ship has no reason to fear turbulence.
When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot and use it to hang your troubles.
The louder the dogs bark the less a lion feels threatened.
Your end can be greater than your beginning: butterflies are the greatest proof of this.
The bad chapters of your life lead to the good ones if you keep turning the pages.
The sun announces its presence with light, not words; do likewise.
When the world told the caterpillar its life was over, the butterfly objected, “My life has just begun.
When all seems to be against you, remember, a ship sometimes has to sail against the current, not with it.
An Oak tree is a daily reminder that great things often have small beginnings.
A bird does not give up flying because it failed on its first attempt.
Every seed must rise through dirt to enjoy the sunshine.
Never allow yourself to be defined by your past; ‘yesterday’ is just a word, not a dictionary.
If the grass is greener on the other side, try planting better seeds.
Ignore your haters. Resist your fears. Embrace your dreams.
A daisy blooming in a desert is worth more than a rose blossoming in a rainforest.
When night comes do not despair; rejoice instead and say to yourself, “At least now I can see the stars.
It can’t be done,” they told the caterpillar. “It can,” replied the butterfly.
If they ask you how rich you are, tell them to look inside your heart.
There is no smarter professor than life, and no wiser sage than experience.
You are as the sun; the world is your stage; even without an audience, shine.
In a world full of daisies dare to be a rose.
When you look up and don’t see the stars, the universe may have cleared the sky for you to replace them.
While the whole world was asleep, the caterpillar was awake, working towards becoming a butterfly.
A rose does not answer its enemies with words, but with beauty.
If seeds despaired in their darkest hours, they would never rise to enjoy their brightest days.
Darkness is a prison from which only light escapes.
Today’s storms usher in tomorrow’s sunshine.
When a rock transforms into a diamond, lesser stones will not speak of its beauty, but speak of its unpolishedness.
Roses do not bloom hurriedly; for beauty, like any masterpiece, takes time to blossom.
The larger the bricks your enemies throw at you the larger the palace you are going to build.
The happiest people in the world are those who give happiness to others.
Smile, just to infuriate those who envy you.
Your deepest scars tell the world of your greatest triumphs.
When people try to bury you, remind yourself you are a seed.
If you have the power to put a smile on one person’s face, you have the power to change the world.
Be like seeds; do not see dirt thrown at you as your enemy, but as ground to grow.
When people try to pull you down, remember, they had to look up to do so.
Thoughts are powerful; before you were born, you were one.
The beauty all around you is insignificant in comparison to the beauty within you.
The rainbow’s colors are hidden in the storm.
The darkest part of the storm paints the brightest part of the rainbow.
A book is the only vehicle that can take you around the world in one hour.
To be knowledgeable, sit before scholars; to be wise, sit before life.
You don’t choose the music your enemies play, but you choose which songs you dance to.
Yesterday, I was clever, I wanted to be rich. Today, I am wise, I want to be happy.
The world accommodates you for fitting in, but only rewards you for standing out.
When excellence comes in at the door, failure flies out the window.
God hides treasure in dirt, so that only those humble enough to dig through it find it.
It is foolish for the moon to compete with the sun for the spotlight.
If roses did not suffer thorns on their journey to beauty, they would lose out on becoming masterpieces.
Stars shine on us, but talent shines in us.
Invest in your dreams, not in your fears.
First, fear will mock you, then fear will taunt you, then fear will oppose you, and if you ignore it, only then will it flee from you.
They fired arrows at me, but I did not fire back. I picked them up instead to build my castle.
A bird does not fly because of the wind around it, but because of the strength within it.
A bird must overcome its fear of heights before it can rule the skies.
A bird is born knowing how to fly, but has to learn to conquer the skies.
The universe believes in you, but it is more important that you believe in yourself.
Learn from seeds to rise, no matter how much dirt is thrown at you.
A bird must have faith in its wings in order to fly.
A bird only conquers the sky when it has mastered enough courage to lose sight of the ground.
If the sky was the limit, stars would not light our way to the edge of the universe.
The calmest part of the storm is not in its eye, but in your own soul.
The sky’s dangers offer the eagle more opportunities than the nest’s comfort.
A star on its worst day shines brighter than the moon on its best day.
Thunder is noise to a pessimist but music to an optimist.
The strong overcome their opponents, the mighty crush them, the shrewd outwit them, the cowardly hide from them, but the enlightened transcend them.
If adventurers were cowardly, no one would have crossed the nations; if sailors were fearful, no one would have crossed the oceans; if pilots were gutless, no one would have crossed the skies.
Courage lightens distress, hope alleviates grief, doubt aggravates affliction, fear worsens anguish, worry magnifies misery, and faith overthrows despair.
Learn from stars; when dark times try to dull your sparkle, shine.
To be a champion, compete; to be a great champion, compete with the best; but to be the greatest champion, compete with yourself.
A butterfly is a caterpillar who never gave up on his dream to fly.
A river continues to flow despite losing a few drops at each turn.
Gravity is no match against one who is determined to reach the stars.
In the presence of the sun nobody sees the stars; excel, and you too will eclipse your competition.
A lion will never be afraid of sheep, no matter how many outnumber it.
It is a bird’s imagination, not its wings, that determines how high it can fly.
Thorns do not keep a rose from blooming, neither should obstacles keep you from success.
Seeds are proof that God puts within you what is supposed to enrich the world around you.
If a lion turned every time small dogs barked at it, it would be the laughing stock of the jungle.
If God wanted the sky to be empty, He would not have given birds wings to fly.
Brave cubs become fierce lions.
Your talent is a seed; cultivate it, and in no time, you will harvest success.
The greatest weight a bird has to drop before it can fly is fear.
Singing in a storm silences thunder’s threats.
On the path to greatness, life teaches you to walk with stones in your shoes.
If the light within you is greater than the darkness around you, you are a star.
Shine your light so bright, and no one will need a telescope to see you.
A bird does not give up flying today because it couldn't find any worms yesterday.
An oak tree is just a small nut that persevered against the taunts of doubt and fear.
A small idea with wings will take you higher than a big one with legs.
Rainbows are birthed in storms, not in sunshine.
When everybody is planting apples a visionary plants oranges.
A bird in a nest is secure, but that is not why God gave it wings.
A lion will only retreat if you stare it in the eyes; likewise, so will fear.
Count your smiles, not your frowns.
A star that is determined to shine cannot be hidden, not even by darkness.
If you are going through hell, keep walking until you reach heaven.
When excellence becomes a habit, success becomes a lifestyle.
Blow by blow a giant is knocked down.
Don’t expect success to fall from the sky if it didn't evaporate from the sweat of your hands.
Reach for the stars, not your fears.
Seeds are proof that the greatest growth takes place in the dark.
A flower can only grow through concrete if it believes in itself, not its obstacles.
The uglier the caterpillar the lovelier the butterfly.
A bird that fears turbulence will never know how high it can fly.
If an ant carries an object a hundred times its weight, you can carry burdens many times your size.
A seed today is a forest tomorrow.
Use the arrows failure throws at you to hunt for success.
Harsh winters precede pleasant springs.
A diamond is just a rock that refused to break under heat and pressure.
Don't downgrade your dreams to upgrade your relationships.
Life hands us storms so we can paint rainbows.
Because failure works double time, to get success, work triple time.
Perfume is the scent that pours out of a flower's soul when crushed.
Wolves travel in packs, but the fiercest travel alone.
Persevere like a seed; even when people try to bury you, flourish.
Live for your dreams, not your memories.
Be the greatest thing that has ever happened to you.
If a flower can flourish in the desert, you can flourish anywhere.
A mighty storm is inconsequential when facing a mighty ship.
Shatter your fears and you will shatter records.
Storms pass by on their way to get all the colors needed to paint your rainbow.
Step up your game and success will step up to you.
The higher you rise above your fears the higher you will rise above your peers.
There is no cure for ambition other than success.
Against all odds, a seed rises from darkness and beautifies the universe.
Be flexible like trees; when the wind blows bend, but do not break.
The road to success is paved with doubters and haters.
An army of disciplined sheep is greater than an army of undisciplined wolves.
If a flower perseveres through concrete, you can persevere through anything.
If an eagle is teaching you to fly, ignore the advice of turkeys.
A rainbow earns its colors in the storm.
Turkeys can run with eagles but cannot fly with them.
The farther you venture into the forest the more valuable the fruit.
A hunter’s meal is in proportion to his skill.
The sweetest fruits grow at the top of a tree so that only those who deserve them can reach them.
If you water your dreams with excellence, success will grow.
A bird that does not break out of its shell will die in its egg.
The darkness of the storm determines the brightness of the rainbow.
Stumbling up a hill strengthens you more than sprinting down a mountain.
A butterfly is a caterpillar which refused to give up its dreams to fly.
Be like stars; instead of cursing the darkness, shine.
Stars are born out of dark moments.
Fortune hides behind action.
Building castles in the air is only wise if you build a ladder to reach them.
If the grass is greener on the other side, start watering your own.
It is easier to move mountains using God's hands.
Extraordinary storms turn average seamen into extraordinary sailors.
If records refuse to be broken, shatter them.
Breaking through the glass ceiling is only possible if you are stronger than glass.
The bigger the bricks critics throw at you the bigger the palace you are going to build.
Quiet birds rob the universe of beautiful symphonies.
Do what no one else can do and you will become what no one else can become.
Walking on water requires feet of faith.
Thinking outside of the box is unnecessary when there are no boxes in your imagination.
One who takes the road less traveled earns the rewards most missed.
The high cost of greatness is better than the low cost of mediocrity.
Don't try moving mountains God ordained you to climb.
When your critics raise hell keep building your heaven.
Champions are made in the dark before they are revealed in light.
A star earns the right to shine the day it is born.
Thinking outside of the box keeps you from suffocating inside of one.
Believe in yourself, not in your critics.
You will never reach the stars without courage to lose sight of the ground.
It is impossible to make your own luck without the ingredient of hard work.
Making your mark in the world is better than making trouble.
Wind either breaks a tree or teaches it to dance.
A bird does not achieve its highest potential inside its shell.
Pain is the seasoning that gives pleasure its flavor.
God gave you the sea, but you still have to fish for yourself.
The dark skies of despair are no match for the bright skies of hope.
A step towards what you fear is a mile towards mastering it.
The thorny path to greatness is better than the rosy path to mediocrity.
When you are at your lowest God is getting ready to take you to your highest.
The louder your “I can” the closer your “I've done it!
Believe in yourself, for the universe believes in you.
We only fall on our face to learn how to rise on our feet.
Turn your adversity into building blocks for the palace of your dreams.
You cannot walk in a great man's shoes without getting sores on your feet.
The opinion of success matters more than the opinions of your critics.
Behind your darkest fears lie your brightest rewards.
What you endured was a sign of what you would become.
Excellence in obscurity is better than mediocrity in the spotlight.
The life you wish you had will come by working like you never have.
If you listen to critics for too long, you will become deaf to success.
Small steps of faith add up to great leaps of success.
Excellence is the best ink with which to make your mark in the world.
Carving your own path gets you to greatness quicker than following someone else's trail.
One who conquers fear conquers his greatest enemy.
Picking up the pieces of a shattered dream is better than having no pieces to pick up at all.
Some birds learn how to fly only after falling off of a cliff.
Today's tears are an investment into tomorrow's smiles.
Use your tears to water the garden of your dreams.
Rise in your mind and you will rise in your world.
Dancing in the rain is better than despairing in the storm.
In our deepest valleys we are strengthened to climb our highest mountains.
An egg's true value is only known when it is broken.
Scars are your greatest medals in life.
The best way to overcome your weaknesses is to turn them into strengths.
Don't settle for a star when you can have the whole sky.
An ambitious amateur will rise above a complacent master.
Stumbling towards greatness is better than sprinting towards mediocrity.
Conquering hills today prepares you for conquering mountains tomorrow.
Present tears water the gardens of future blessings.
Holding onto your dreams is better than holding onto your nightmares.
Battling wolves today strengthens you for battling lions tomorrow.
Rise above your fears and you rise above your world.
Shatter the limits in your mind and you shatter the limits in your life.
Your original self is worth more than your imitation of someone else.
Elevate your mind and you elevate your world.
Overcoming what frightens you the most strengthens you the most.
The beauty that is in you is greater than the ugliness that is around you.
Your darkest fears are the veil between you and your brightest rewards.
An eagle does not crawl because it was born to fly.
Unleash the potential that is in another and you unleash the potential that is in you.
Temporary failure will not prevent you from achieving lasting success.
A divided mind cannot conquer a united soul.
Your brightest light will take you to your greatest heights.
An ounce of wisdom can earn you a ton of gold.
Pursuing your dreams is the best way of insulating yourself from your nightmares.
When your inner light shines your outer world glows.
A muddied diamond is better than an unsullied pebble.
Critics are loud, but success is louder.
A bird that fears falling off of a tree branch is ignorant of its gifts.
Loud critics are silenced by loud success.
A bee, though small, can still sting you; an elephant, though calm, can still trample you; a lion, though full, can still devour you.
Pleasure is a kind servant, but a cruel master.
The mind speaks, though it does not have lips.The heart moves, though it does not have feet.The soul rises, though it does not have wings.
The mind is a temple of knowledge, the heart is a temple of understanding, and the soul is a temple of wisdom; together they are a temple of enlightenment.
It is impossible for light to bow before darkness.
It is the roof that fights the rain, but the builder who gets all the glory.
A bird cannot fly upward if each wing is flapping in a different direction.
Daisies that bring you joy are better than roses that bring you sorrow.
If a bird does not bring out all of the songs on its heart, all its symphonies die inside.
Light travels halfway around the world while darkness is still putting its shoes on.
Light travels half away around the world while darkness is still putting its shoes on.
You can curse the sun a thousand times, but cannot keep it from shining, even for a day.
You cannot drown a fish in the ocean, no matter how deep you sink it.
Noble leaders choose: wisdom over wealth, knowledge over fame, understanding over honor, virtue over titles, and people over power.
The mind speaks, thought it does not have lips. The heart moves, though it does not have feet. The soul rises, though it does not have wings.
If a tree bears sweet fruit, birds have many reasons to visit it.
Water has no mouth, but swallows many. Light has no hands, but touches many. Wind has no feet, but carries many. Darkness has no teeth, but devours many.
It is not the size of the candle that matters, but the size of its light.
When you have nothing, be hopeful; when you have little, be grateful; when you have much, be sensible; when you have everything, be humble.
An angry wife can be more frightening than an army of disgruntled soldiers.
Marrying a stupid person is a reflection of your thoughtlessness.Marrying a clever person is a reflection of your intelligence.Marrying a wise person is a reflection of your shrewdness.Marrying a virtuous person is a reflection of your uprightness.
If you want to know how good a tree is, examine how many birds flock to feed off of its fruit.
A wife who discomforts you with truth is better than a mistress who massages you with lies.
It is the ant, not the lion, which the elephant fears.
Be like stars; when darkness tries to stop you from shining, shine all the more.
Light cannot hide its beauty, not even in darkness.
You cannot control the ocean, but you can guide the rivers that feed it.
If you are too good to look after God’s trash, you are not good enough to look after God’s treasure.
To see a man’s true colors, tell him you’re saving yourself for marriage. To see a woman’s true colors, tell her you’re poor.
Busy hands achieve more than idle tongues.
Wisdom at the mountain-foot sees farther than intelligence at the mountaintop.
Spring is proof that there is beauty in new beginnings.
If you don't take inventory of your blessings, ingratitude will try to steal them from you.
Intelligence is the icing, but wisdom is the cake.
A tree does not despair when its fruit falls to the ground, because it knows in due time, its seeds will rise.
The loveliest gifts sometimes come wrapped in the ugliest paper.
If God wanted the woods to be quiet, He would not have given birds songs to sing.
A few hours spent reading a book is better than a lifetime of ignorance.
Flowers are prettiest where they are watered the most.
Taking a step in the dark is braver than taking a leap in light.
Light the candle of success with the flame of excellence.
If people are not dancing to your tune, change the song.
A storm is an artist who passes by on her way to paint your rainbow.
Fall from ignorance, and you will rise to reason.
The pen is mightier than the sword as long as it doesn't run out of ink.
Be like the sun; warm to everyone, even your enemies.
Ask for a fish, and you only get one; ask for a net, and you can catch dozens.
If roses were not special weeds would not envy them.
A tree does not stop growing because the wind blew off a few of its leaves.
If you want people to dance to your tune, sing beautiful songs.
A wise bird does not lend even the smallest of its feathers to a hunter.
Love sees more with its eyes closed than hate with its eyes open.
The heart is seldom wiser than the mind, but when it is, listen to it.
A flower has no choice in where it is planted, but does have a choice in the direction it grows.
Love that causes you pain is better than hate that brings you pleasure.
Don't pluck a rose's petals and then ask the rose why it is sad.
A cat may have nine lives, but a wise person has a hundred.
If you point to paradise, all the shortsighted will see is your finger.
Life may be a bed of roses, but roses still have thorns.
A rose’s beautiful scent is extracted only when it is crushed.
Don't burn your bridges until you build better ones.
It is incredible how many hurts can be healed by the two words, 'I'm sorry.
The lowest wisdom of the wise is greater than the highest wisdom of fools.
Don't cry over spilt milk when you can milk another cow.
Education costs an arm and a leg, but ignorance costs you your mind and your soul.
Follow your heart only if it has your mind's feet.
Light cannot enter a dark room without illumining it.
You don't throw a compass overboard because the ocean is calm.
Walking towards love is wiser than falling into it.
An angel who makes you cry is better than a devil who makes you smile.
Any fool can marry, but only the wise live happily ever after.
Don't trust a mirror that only tells you how wonderful you look.
You cannot marry your past without divorcing your future.
Love that brings you sorrow is better than hate that brings you joy.
Roses do not bloom the same time as daisies.
Love is the most beautiful flower in the garden of life.
Bitter wisdom is better than sweet folly.
You learn more from your tears than your smiles.
One does not become a great swimmer by swimming in shallow waters.
The soul's rainbow has more colors than the sky's stars.
The highest wisdom is sometimes found in the lowest people.
A vessel's beauty does not determine how much water it carries.
Light poured out multiplies light poured in.
There is no limit to what your mind can achieve, what your heart can accomplish, and what your soul can realize.
In a world full of game players, the only way to set yourself apart is to be a game changer.
It takes more than one individual to make a team.
The real power of a leader is in the number of minds he can reach, hearts he can touch, souls he can move, and lives he can change.
If you don't build your dreams, regret will build your nightmares.
Use the dirt life throws at you to plant the seeds of your success.
If you run a hundred miles in your heart, you are ready to run a hundred miles on your feet.
The best the world has to offer comes from the best you have to give to others.
Walking on water is safer than sailing in a leaking boat.
Pain in the wilderness is an investment in pleasure in the Promised Land.
Soul power supersedes mind power.
Today's tears sweep the road to tomorrow's blessings.
Your greatest highs come from overcoming your greatest lows.
Small steps add up to complete big journeys.
Our most beautiful dreams are born from our most unpleasant nightmares.
The shores safety keeps many from the oceans treasures.
The world has enough light from the sun, but not from your mind; and the universe has enough light from the stars, but not from your soul.
You have to fight great battles to guard your mind, extraordinary battles to protect your heart, and remarkable battles to defend your soul.
Lend your ears to the deaf, your eyes to the blind, your hands to the weak, your tongue to the mute, your mind to the perplexed, and your heart to the weary.
The world surrenders to an enlightened mind.The stars surrender to a joyful heart. The universe surrenders to a loving soul.
The mind is its thoughts, the heart is its desires, and the soul is its experiences.
Private prayers are the catalyst for public miracles.
Light in your soul kindles the light in your world.
Your mind is an entire world, your heart is an entire cosmos, and your soul is an entire universe.
Though you are as a drop in the ocean, without you, the universe would be empty.
A tree does not despair when a few of its leaves fall off because there is more room for greener ones to take their place.
The quieter the mind the louder the soul.
Whether your cup is half-full or half-empty, remind yourself there are others without one.
If your coming into the world was a mistake, then you are the most beautiful error in the universe.
f you are too good to look after God’s trash, you are not good enough to look after God’s treasure.
The real strength of a man is not in the size of his muscles, but in the size of his heart.
When you have higher thoughts, rid yourself of anything that threatens to lower them.
Keep negative people in your prayers, not in your life.
Bitter love is better than sweet hate.
Raise your love so high that anger cannot reach it.
If we had a penny for each time God smiled at us, we would all be billionaires.
If God had a flower for each moment He thought of you, the whole universe would be a garden.
God will only push you off a cliff if He's going to give you wings to fly.
Fear ends where love begins.
Our highest deeds come from helping the lowest people.
Love's light conquers hate's darkness.
A step towards love is a leap towards the divine.
Love's weaknesses are better than hate's strengths.
Love pouring out of you is evidence of God pouring into you.
Hope is a better friend than despair.
The soul's hands carry the heart's burdens.
The soul’s steps are greater than the heart’s leaps.
The heart smiles when the soul shines.
You don’t have to wait for a storm to pass to paint your own rainbow.
Look for something good in each person, even if for some people you have to look a little harder.
Rise against every negative thought that rises against you.
Ordinary people pursue money, simple people pursue power, average people pursue fame, but extraordinary people pursue ideas.
Fear can only be mastered outside of your comfort zone.
If rocks did not persevere under heat and pressure, they would never become diamonds.
Raise your thoughts, not your fists.
You become strong by lifting others up, not pulling them down.
A candle is at its brightest in the dark.
Works from the soul transcend works from the mind.
Beautiful souls are shaped by ugly experiences.
It is not the fault of the stars that they shine brightly, but the fault of our eyes that they cannot handle light.
Stars are not praised for shining during the day, but at night.
Be the sun in someone’s dark sky.
Raise your thoughts. Ennoble your desires. Better your actions. Elevate your life.
There are many fish in the sea, but never let a good one swim away.
I was my own boss, but that all changed the day I got married.
Count your summers, not your winters.
If money could buy happiness, the rich would not drown their sorrows in expensive wine.
You are like a seed; your greater beauty lies not on the outside, but within.
The fastest way to end an argument with your wife is to admit she’s right.
If he's not a wreck without you, you married the wrong man.
Be like a rose; no matter how many thorns you encounter in life, bloom.
Don't look for Mrs. Right if all your character demonstrates is you are Mr. Wrong.
The distance between you and the door when you have had enough of your spouse is love.
When the heart says “yes” it is difficult for the mind to say “no.
If you stand in the way of two people who were meant to be together, destiny's train will run you over.
Love is the only rose whose thorn's prick is sweet.
Hate may have its hour, but love will have its day.
For a marriage to work a husband must learn these two words: “Yes dear.
The bitterest fruit tastes sweet when you share it with someone you love.
If the heart had a brain kind people would rule the world.
A star never lets anything dull its sparkle, not even darkness.
To patch up a relationship, understanding is the needle, and love is the thread.
Don't be afraid of marrying the right person even if they come from the wrong background.
A kiss a day keeps your wife's wrath away.
Looking for a wife is like fishing; before you go, make sure you don't have a hole in your net.
If God had a wife, He would be in trouble too if He dodged His chores.
What you give today you get tomorrow.
Turbulence breaks a tree’s branches, but only tickles an eagle’s wings.
If seeds saw dirt as their enemy, they would lose out on the opportunity to grow.
You only need to steal a woman's heart if she won't give it to you willingly.
Love is blind, and therefore not responsible for whoever she bumps into.
I have never met anyone who gave back a heart they stole.
Eternity is a long time, but only a day when you are in love.
Money can't buy love, but it can buy a woman's attention.
Love is the only tyrant whose reign is sweet.
If a man does not treat you like a princess during courtship, he will not treat you like a queen during marriage.
Quiet love is better than loud hate.
A bird cannot love freely when caged.
A mother’s eyes are like God; impossible to get away from, they see everything.
Ask your wife for forgiveness, even when you’re right.
A loud mind is greater than a loud mouth.
By lighting another’s candle you brighten your own.
Don't ask for a girl's hand in marriage and forget to ask for her leg too.
If God had a wife He would be in just as much trouble as any man.
Don't let yesterday’s storm keep you from enjoying today's sunshine.