"A sage is a library whose bookshelves are in his soul."

"A wise man is a student though he is a teacher."

"If a ship is strong, the ocean's tides do not trouble it."

"A flower blooming in the desert proves to the world that adversity, no matter how great, can be overcome."

"Life is short, death is long, days are narrow, and years are wide."

"The hotter the furnace the finer the gold."

"Bitter wisdom is better than sweet folly."

"The opinion of success matters more than the opinions of your critics."

"The strong overcome their opponents, the mighty crush them, the shrewd outwit them, the cowardly hide from them, but the enlightened transcend them."

"A foolish rabbit is endeared by a foxes' smile."

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

"Shine your light so bright, and no one will need a telescope to see you."

"Passion stimulates you, love intoxicates you, marriage sobers you, and parenthood tries you."

"To climb great mountains you need feet of faith."

"You don't throw a compass overboard because the ocean is calm."

"Boys are raw materials that women manufacture into products called men."

"An elephant does not need to pick a fight to let the whole jungle know of its strength."

"The mind is its thoughts, the heart is its desires, and the soul is its experiences."

"If your present thoughts do not lift you higher than your previous ones, rid yourself of them."

"A fool can read a thousand books and learn nothing. A wise person can read one and become great. Using books for decoration is what ordinary men do. Using books for knowledge is what intelligent people do."

"Books record knowledge, preserve wisdom, and disseminate information; nourishing minds, changing lives."

"Light is always one step ahead of darkness."

"Strength comes from ignoring your critics. Power comes from mastering your fears. Fortitude comes from wrestling your opponents. Superiority comes from overcoming your losses. Greatness comes from conquering your weaknesses."

"If a flower perseveres through concrete, you can persevere through anything."

"An ounce of joy is the equivalent of a ton of happiness."

"A wolf only attends a rabbit's funeral to eat its young."

"Follow your heart only if it has your mind's feet."

"When God looks in the mirror He sees love."

"A rose does not cease to be a flower because it lost one petal."

"A lifelong learner is a lifelong winner."

"When night comes do not despair; rejoice instead and say to yourself, "At least now I can see the stars."

"Honey from the devil's fingers tastes bitter."

"A diamond will never tell you how valuable it is; if you don't already know, you are not worthy of it."

"One sage is worth more than a thousand warriors."

"If the storm forgets to bring a rainbow, paint your own."

"Wisdom in poverty is better than folly in affluence."

"It can't be done, they told the caterpillar. "It can, replied the butterfly."

"Keep your eyes on your dreams, not on your haters."

"Success is like the most beautiful woman: pursued by many, loved by all, feared by few, courted by the patient and hardworking, and won over by good judgment."

"Doing what others have done is skill. Dong what few have done is talent. Doing what none have done is genius. Going where others have gone is competence. Going where few have gone is excellence. Going where none have gone is transcendence."

"A wise bird would rather lose a worm than a feather."

"A foolish son has no advantage over an orphan."

"The world would have no rainbows if the sky had not storms."

"An eagle does not crawl because it was born to fly."

"We all come into the world rocks, but the enlightened leave it diamonds."

"Today is tomorrow's stepping stone, but for the wise it is a ladder."

"A seed does not die because you buried it, neither does a warrior."

"One who fishes in shallow waters limits the kind of fish he can catch."

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

"Life begins at the edge of your fears."