"Stars are born out of dark moments."

"Unleash the potential that is in another and you unleash the potential that is in you."

"If you want people to dance to your tune, sing beautiful songs."

"Dear past, I survived you. Dear present, I'm ready for you. Dear future, I'm coming for you."

"One who never reads only goes where his feet can take him, but one who does, travels around the world."

"Standing on the shoulders of the great allows you to see further than everyone."

"The world accommodates you for fitting in, but only rewards you for standing out."

"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 butterfly is a caterpillar which refused to give up its dreams to fly."

"There is no gem like virtue, no wealth like happiness, no treasure like faith, and no jewel like love."

"Be smarter than others imagined. Be braver than others anticipated. Be stronger than others calculated. Be better than others envisioned."

"Thunder roars but does not strike. Lightning strikes but does not roar. Choose to be lightning."

"Cowards shrink from challenges, weaklings flee from them, and warriors wink at them."

"Reward those who help you. Forget those who use you. Ignore those who judge you. Forgive those who wrong you."

"Holding onto your dreams is better than holding onto your nightmares."

"Some birds learn how to fly only after falling off of a cliff."

"A beautiful rose with an ugly soul wilts quickly."

"It is impossible for darkness to reign in the presence of a star."

"The folly of the wise is better than the wisdom of fools."

"As a bird with beautiful feathers is the target of hunters, so the gifted are targets of the envious."

"Cheerfulness will help you draw strangers, cleverness will help gain acquaintances, faithfulness will help you keep companions, and kindness will help you multiply friends."

"A flower does not use words to announce its arrival to the world, it just blooms."

"You can crush a rose, all it will do is give off perfume."

"Understanding is important for studying, knowledge is important for teaching, and wisdom is important for living."

"No matter how deep the whale swims, it will always surface."

"Avoid impious people, run from fools, seek out the wise."

"Don't settle for a star when you can have the whole sky."

"Love is louder than anger, even in silence."

"If the sky was the limit, none of our heroes would have reached the moon."

"If God wanted the sky to be empty, He would not have given birds wings to fly."

"A wounded lion is still more fierce than healthy sheep."

"Intelligence without wisdom is like a hook without bait."

"If a lion invites you to dinner, turn down the offer, no matter how hungry you are."

"Light another's path and the universe will light your own."

"It is difficult to fill a broken vessel, and impossible to fill a leaking one."

"Because a spoon is made of gold does not change the soup's taste."

"If you can stay positive in bad situations, you are strong; if you can stay optimistic in hopeless situations, you are mighty; if you can stay hopeful in impossible situations, you are great."

"If you ask God for love, He may give you someone to forgive. If you ask God for patience, He may give you someone to bear."

"Those who put you in difficult times are enemies. Those who forsook you in difficult times are acquaintances. Those who stood by you in difficult times are friends. Those who fought for you in difficult times are family."

"Everyone should have a place in your heart, but only a special few should have a place in your life."

"Following the herd reduces you to a cow."

"You are better than your past, greater than your present, and brighter than your future."

"If you have a dream no one else can see, a reward awaits you that no one else can have."

"The highest prayers lift you out of the lowest places."

"If money could buy happiness, the rich would not drown their sorrows in expensive wine."

"Small steps of faith add up to great leaps of success."

"When your past tries to haunt you tell it you don't believe in ghosts."

"Great wildernesses lead you to great Promised Lands."

"An angel who makes you cry is better than a devil who makes you smile."

"Only when your love of roses is greater than your fear of thorns can you grow a beautiful garden."