"A diamond earns its sparkle from the pressure it endures."

"The soul was the first temple, love was the first religion."

"When people try to pull you down, remember, they had to look up to do so."

"A tree is honored for the size of its fruit, not the size of its leaves."

"Learn like an amateur. Train like a champion. Fight like a warrior. Triumph like a conqueror."

"When everybody is planting apples a visionary plants oranges."

"Do not curse the well that quenches your thirst."

"Light travels halfway around the world while darkness is still putting its shoes on."

"Stars cannot achieve their highest potential without the dark."

"Any seed that is planted by God bears fruit even before it touches the ground."

"Work hard, and you will earn good rewards. Work smart, and you will earn great rewards. Work hard and work smart, and you will earn extraordinary rewards."

"Elders in the dark see better than children in the light."

"He who is shallow cannot think deeply."

"Follow few. Lead many. Walk with some. Embrace all."

"As stars cannot help but sparkle, the great cannot help but shine."

"Smile if you want to be happy now, love if you want to be happy forever."

"It is not the size of the ring, but the size of the love."

"Regard those who respect you. Esteem those who honor you. Cherish those who love you. Reward those who adore you."

"When a wolf is hungry it befriends sheep."

"In the presence of the sun nobody sees the stars; excel, and you too will eclipse your competition."

"Success is climbing all the way up failure's steep ladder."

"Pain frees you from complacency. Tears free you from sorrow. Weaknesses free you from pride. Adversity frees from boredom. Challenges free you from monotony."

"If someone is destined to be with you, nothing can keep her away; if she is not, nothing can make her stay."

"No one can stop you from shinning if you are standing in your own light."

"If you stand in the way of two people who were meant to be together, destiny's train will run you over."

"When the sun sets do not despair, hope sits with you in the dark."

"A good question is the shortcut to a good answer."

"People can hurt you, but you can still love. People can betray you, but you can still trust. People can put you down, but you can still rise. People can oppose you, but you can still prevail."

"Count your smiles, not your frowns."

"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."

"Make your mark now. Make your mark today. Make your mark forever."

"The eloquence of the pen is just as sharp as the point of a sword."

"No matter how low the sun sets, the time is coming when it will surely rise."

"When you achieve excellence, expect some to oppose you. When you achieve brilliance, expect several to resent you. When you achieve greatness, expect many to envy you. When you achieve transcendence, expect plenty to hate you."

"If you want to be strong, love yourself; if you want to be powerful, love others; if you want to be invincible, love everyone."

"Beautiful gifts sometimes come adorned in ugly wrapping."

"Today's tears are an investment into tomorrow's smiles."

"Do what no one else can do and you will become what no one else can become."

"Ask your wife for forgiveness, even when you're right."

"A golden opportunity may turn into silver if you wait too long to take advantage of it."

"One who wishes to cross the ocean first builds a ship."

"A floating leaf has more to boast about than a sinking ship."

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

"When you have higher thoughts, rid yourself of anything that threatens to lower them."

"What you conquer in your soul you conquer in your world."

"Wisdom is the greatest speaker in history; nature, second. Folly is the worst speaker in history; fools, second."

"If there are many thorns in your life, it is because you are a rose."

"School is a hospital where people recover from ignorance, life is a hospital where people recuperate from arrogance."

"Success is the sweetest thing to taste, the bitterest thing to lose, and the hardest thing to earn."

"The highest wisdom is sometimes found in the lowest people."