A bird is safe in its nest - but that is not what its wings are made for.

Lifes like a painters palette, just when you've got everything worked out the colours change

Sometimes the only way to succeed is to fail backwards

If your treated like a puppet find a new ball of string

People who have a religion should be glad, for not everyone has the gift of believing in heavenly things. You don't necessarily even have to be afraid of punishment after death; purgatory, hell, and heaven are things that a lot of people can't accept, but still a religion, it doesn't matter which, keeps a person on the right path. It isn't the fear of God but the upholding of one's own honor and conscience. How noble and good everyone could be if, every evening before falling asleep, they were to recall to their minds the events of the while day and consider exactly what has been good and bad. Then, without realizing it you try to improve yourself at the start of each new day; of course, you achieve quite a lot in the course of time. Anyone can do this, it costs nothing and is certainly very helpful. Whoever doesn't know it must learn and find by experience that: "A quiet conscience mades one strong!

How initially 'to get her in the sack' and subsequently to avoid 'her giving you the sack' are not identical dilemmas faced by the male species, but they sure have a bizarre habit of being bedfellows

Usually, if you think something's wrong, it probably is...

God, listen to the absurdity within us and raise us from the illusion!

I criticize by creation, not by finding fault.

I would rather carry around a plastic bag with five thousand Euro inside, than carry around a Louis Vuitton/Gucci/Prada bag with only one hundred Euro inside!

Do you have a leather jacket? One for a ten-year-old boy?" I asked the man selling leather jackets and gloves in Covent Garden, London. "Yes, I have one right here!" And the man dug out a fine leather jacket that looked styled and tailored for a young boy. "I'm buying this for my son" I said to him. "I love this jacket, it's perfect, I think I will just come back for it tomorrow, though! I'll be back tomorrow, okay?" And the man reached his arms above his head, and said with a big smile upon his face "You only have one life to live! What is the difference if you do something today, or if you do it tomorrow?" I thought about the man's words. And I bought the jacket. He was right, there is no difference, really, between doing something today and doing something tomorrow, when you only have one life to live! Afterall, tomorrow may never come! All you really have is today!

We are no longer in the dispensation of age and experience. We are in the era of knowledge and information. Information leads a true leader and a true leader leads others.

Never underestimate yourself when you do what is right. Never overestimate yourself when you do what is wrong.

Keep reading! Keep travelling! Keep thinking! And finally you will be there, in the Land of Wisdom where the mind has the power of an eagle’s eye!

To attain the wisdom of every season, you must live all the seasons!

Knowledge is like an endless resource; a well of water that satisfies the innate thirst of the growing human soul. Therefore never stop learning... because the day you do, you will also stop maturing.

Humility is the courage to be honest with yourself and those around you.

We are living in the Selfie Society of Me.

Anyone can smile for a photo, but who is still smiling after the selfie?

Be humble: have the courage to speak the truth.

Is a self help or personal development book ruining your life?

Doubts are good. Confusion is excellent. Questions are awesome.All these are attempts to expand the wisdom of mind.

GPS has saved countless relationships because us men do not like to ask for directions. Now if women could only come with relationship GPS we would be one step closer to world peace.

A genuine smile is one of the world’s rarest treasures.

Wisdom is not a mysterious universe where your mind enters but it is a mysterious universe which enters your mind!

If size really mattered, a match wouldn’t be able to set a forest on fire.

Anger has great strength, but no brains. Greed has a great appetite, but no heart.Pride has a great spirit, but no soul.

The mind dies, but its thoughts live on. The heart perishes, but its experiences live on. The body expires, but its spirit lives on.

A rainbow is not afraid of showing its true colors because it knows it is beautiful inside out.

Because no one is walking in your shoes, only you feel the sores on your feet.

It is not the size of a seed, but the size of what rises from it.

What we can change is our perceptions, which have the effect of changing everything.

You are not honored for the fruit you pick, but for the trees you plant.

When you look at a rose try to focus on its beauty, not its thorns.

Wisdom is a great prophet, faith is a great warrior, knowledge is a great sage, and virtue is a great priest.

Trees generously share their fruit.Bees generously share their honey.Flowers generously share their perfume. Do likewise.

Use fear to become braver, pain to become stronger, trials to become wiser, and misfortune to become better.

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.

Planting a flower in the desert takes greater skill than growing a garden in a rain forest.

Joy gives you strength.Hope gives you fortitude.Faith gives you courage.Love gives you power.

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.

Stars do not hide from darkness. Roses do not hide from thorns. Diamonds do not hide from pressure.

Wealth won’t make you happy. Power won’t make you remarkable. Fame won’t make you honorable. Education won’t make you wise.

In thoughts, be wise. In speech, be cautious. In sentiment, be positive. In actions, be prudent.

The loveliest roses sometimes bear the ugliest thorns.

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.

The only thing worse than unrealized hope is no hope.

The effects you will have on your students are infinite and currently unknown; you will possibly shape the way they proceed in their careers, the way they will vote, the way they will behave as partners and spouses, the way they will raise their kids.

The source and essence of all creation can be found everywhere. It resides equally in you, in me, and in all things. True wisdom is the fullest understanding of this essence--an understanding that can happen only when there is no separation between the knower and the known.

The highest wisdom is to know that you know nothing.

I only know everything if you ask the right questions.

Wisdom comes from making mistakes, having the courage to face them, and make adjustments moving forward based upon the knowledge aquired through those experiences.

Books and school are great for learning but there is no substitute for life and living to provide a real education.

A flower’s beauty is birthed in a seed’s ugly struggles.

There is no color to known to beauty except elegance.

Every choice starts with a decision. Every decision starts with a thought. Every thought starts with a pre-conceived idea. It is up to you to decide what you do with each but always remember that the choice you make will result in the consequence you face.

One day I woke up and realized no amount of love, care, pain, hurt, anger, or retribution could ever transform those who are evil into good or kind people. That day I let go; I stopped caring for them, gave up any hope for their souls, and knew they were never worthy of me or my time.

There has been more bloodshed in the name of God than for any other cause. And it is all because people never attempt to reach the fountain-head. They are content only to comply with the customs of their forefathers, and want others to do the same.

Don't be afraid of emptiness. Emptiness is divine. Let the divine fill up the space in a way that is truly right for you. Trying to fill it up too soon blocks your gifts.

The first step forward is to admit your fear, then you can take the next step to conquer it.

Motivating others leads to success whereas inspiring others leads to greatness.

Truth has the biggest mouth in the universe, wisdom has the largest ears, love has the strongest hands, and faith has the ablest feet.

Courage is a warrior, wisdom is a sage, virtue is a priest, and love is poet.

Truth is my weapon. Knowledge is my armor. Wisdom is my strategist. Love is my warrior.

Anger has strength, hate has might, but love has power.

Wisdom knows the way. Understanding sees the way. Passion feels the way. Love goes all the way.

Love in fools is better than hate in the wise.

For me I see the world as one big nation, where everyone in it is a citizen, so it is our responsibility to make it better.

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.

Knowledge, teach. Wisdom, acquire. Understanding, share. Love, spread.

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.

A heart full of love is worth more than a purse full of coins.

Love is your greatest asset, fear is your greatest liability, and joy is your greatest reward.

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.

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 smile is worth dozens of words, but a kiss is worth a thousand.

It is impossible for love to enter your heart without leaving footprints on your soul.

Knowledge offers you strength. Wisdom promises you influence. Understanding assures you wealth. Love guarantees you power.

Scars mean you fought. Wrinkles mean you lived. Heartache means you loved.

To achieve peace let go of: guilt, anger, and bitterness. To achieve happiness embrace: virtue, faith, and 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.

Pleasure awakens the body, wisdom awakens the mind, joy awakens the heart, and love awakens the soul.

Love lost is better than hate found. True criticism is better than false praise. Genuine enemies are better than counterfeit friends.

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.

Plucking a rose only proves you desire it, but nurturing it proves you love it.

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.

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.

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 makes you strong when others are weak, brave when others are scared, hopeful when others are despairing and cheerful when others are sad.

Joy is the best companion, virtue is the noblest acquaintance, wisdom is the cleverest friend, and love is the kindest soul mate.

Beauty catches your eye, joy seizes your heart, and love captures your soul.

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.

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.

The shrewd marry for money, the scheming marry for status, the calculating marry for power, but the wise marry for love.

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

If all you have is money, you are among the poorest people in the world.

If you want the most beautiful fish in the sea, make sure you have the most appealing bait.

People are like the waves, all similar, none the same

A tree dances for the wind not because it enjoys it, but because it doesn’t want to break.

When the nest becomes too small a bird is ready to spread its wings and fly.

In calm waters you still find sharks.

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.

Behind you, leave your enemies. Beside you, keep your family. Around you, maintain your friends. Within you, cherish God.

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.

A flower takes a while to grow, but can die in an instant; this is how it is with trust.

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.

The wise are like a river; they go forward and upward, never backward or downward.

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.

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.

Esteem intelligence, cherish knowledge, and value understanding, but trust wisdom.

A rose, no matter how beautiful, still has to contend with thorns.

Life is temporal.Time is fleeting.God is permanent.Eternity is enduring.

A bird that sings too much will only lose its voice, but a bird that does not sing at all will lose its symphonies.

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.

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.

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.

Don’t judge a tree by its size, but by its fruit.

It is better to help an enemy than to harm a friend.

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.

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 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.

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.

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 flower in a desert still has no reason to envy a thorn in a rainforest.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

An archer must never blame a target for missing it.

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 dove struggling in a storm grows stronger than an eagle soaring in sunshine.

If you pour more water into a river, it will not drown the fish.

A tree is only as good as the seed it is stems from.

Faith moves mountains, intelligence goes over them, wisdom goes around them, but love levels them.

Be merry, because it confuses your enemies; happy, because it annoys them; cheerful, because it angers them; and joyful, because it kills them.

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.

One good friend is better than a thousand acquaintances.