"Love that brings you sorrow is better than hate that brings you joy."

"Eternity is a long time, but only a day when you are in love."

"A coward cries during a storm, a man of faith sings through it."

"Fear is unnecessary cargo when sailing to success."

"Pleasure is a kind servant, but a cruel master."

"Love sees more with its eyes closed than hate with its eyes open."

"The spoon's color does not change the soup's taste."

"A muddied diamond is better than an unsullied pebble."

"The upright are richer in deeds than the wealthy are in gold."

"The road to success is paved with doubters and haters."

"Two minds are smarter than one. Two hands are stronger than one. Two hearts are mightier than one. Two souls are greater than one."

"A shrub that bears fruit deserves to be watered more than a tree that does not."

"Fish rule the waters, but can be caught using worms. Birds rule the air, but can be caught using grain."

"Fish are small, but do not drown in the sea. Ships are big, but sink in the ocean."

"Calm skies don't make skillful eagles."

"Your attitude is your greatest capital in life."

"If you despise your people, you will disregard them. If you hate your people, you will harm them. If you esteem your people, you will serve them. If you love your people, you will even die for them."

"Don't resent the sky for its storms, esteem it for its rainbows."

"We only fall on our face to learn how to rise on our feet."

"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."

"Be like the sun; warm to everyone, even your enemies."

"Stars earn their brightest colors in the dark."

"Don't be afraid of criticism, the tallest trees are always confronted by the strongest winds."

"If you try to extinguish the light of one who shines like the sun you will get burned."

"If you try to test a river's depths with both feet, you will drown."

"An egg's true value is only known when it is broken."

"If you feed a bird, you don't have to force it to come to you."

"Small people have small minds, and thus deride big dreamers. Small people have small hearts, and thus disparage big chancers. Small people have small souls, and thus disdain big achievers."

"The quickest way to find honey is to follow bees."

"What you conquer in your youth is your trophy in adulthood."

"Use your mind's talents diligently, your heart's powers incredibly, and your soul's genius profitably."

"You cannot catch a whale and a fish with the same bait."

"Dream the impossible. See the impossible. Pursue the impossible. Achieve the impossible."

"Education costs an arm and a leg, but ignorance costs you your mind and your soul."

"A kind 'no' from the heart is better than a deceitful 'yes' from the tongue."

"The strongest bond in the universe is when two souls unite to become one."

"Knowledge is air to the wise. Wisdom is poison to a fool."

"Mind-power takes you to the mountaintop. Heart-power takes you the stars. Soul-power takes you to the edge of the universe."

"No matter how ugly a fruit is, worms will seek it out."

"It is possible to draw a straight line with a crooked pencil."

"One friend in a storm is worth more than a thousand friends in sunshine."

"When the heart says "yes" - it is difficult for the mind to say "no."

"Only the dead do not need wisdom, none who are living can survive without it."

"A star does not cease to be a star because it is surrounded by darkness."

"The lightest weight anyone can carry on life's journey is hope."

"Welcome the righteous, avoid the wicked, and yet open both arms to the repentant. Whoever receives them receives God."

"Soul power supersedes mind power."

"Saints are slaves of good works. Sages are slaves of wisdom. Conquerors are slaves of victory."

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

"Beware of befriending wolves; remember, they are only loyal to their appetite."