As the sky is too big for two stars to clash, the world is big enough for all of us to shine.

A diamond only truly appreciates pressure the day it begins to shine.

It is impossible for a star to shine and not get noticed, even in the dark.

A flower does not fulfill its destiny until it blooms, and a star does not fulfill its destiny until it shines.

A day in a storm strengthens you more than a thousand in sunshine.

Be like the sun; bear with those in the dark, but keep shining your light.

You can paint the whole sky black, but that won’t keep stars from shinning.

As paint needs a canvass for its beauty to show, stars need darkness for their splendor to shine.

If you want your inner light to shine brighter, illuminate someone else’s.

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.

A star on its worst day shines brighter than the moon on its best day.

A star that is determined to shine cannot be hidden, not even by darkness.

One bright star is better than a thousand dull moons.

It is impossible for light to bow before darkness.

Be like stars; when darkness tries to stop you from shining, shine all the more.

Light in your soul kindles the light in your world.

Stars are not praised for shining during the day, but at night.

A star never lets anything dull its sparkle, not even darkness.

Sages shine so they can see the world, not so the world can see them.

You don’t have to pay the sun to rise, the moon to shine, and the stars to glow.