"You are not a note in a symphony, you are the entire symphony in a note."

"A bird does not fly because of the wind around it, but because of the strength within it."

"One who conquers others is great, one who conquers the world is mighty, but one who conquers himself is divine."

"Learn from the Sun, on account of its warmth it doesn't need to beg anyone to esteem it"

"When you are walking on water it is fear, not sharks, that sinks you."

"Don't let people draw you into their darkness, pull them into your light."

"A diamond only truly appreciates pressure the day it begins to shine."

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

"Once you show someone your true colors it is impossible to paint over them."

"An Oak tree is a daily reminder that great things often have small beginnings."

"Light is formless, but pierces the eyes. Wisdom is formless, but pierces the mind. Faith is formless, but pierces the heart. Love is formless, but pierces the soul."

"If a tree bears sweet fruit, birds have many reasons to visit it."

"Ordinary people are products of their environment. Extraordinary people make their environments products of them."

"Money can't buy love, except on Valentine's Day."

"Behind your greatest fears lie your greatest rewards."

"A flower has no choice in where it is planted, but does have a choice in the direction it grows."

"A pretty heart is more valuable than a pretty face."

"Greatness in your body is strength. Greatness in your mind is wisdom. Greatness in your heart is faith. Greatness in your soul is love. Greatness in your life is God."

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

"Learning how to cut trees down is intelligence, learning how to grow them is wisdom."

"Think twice as much as others. Study twice as much as others. Work twice as much as others. Give twice as much as others."

"An ambitious amateur will rise above a complacent master."

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

"Because failure works double time, to get success, work triple time."

"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."

"An original pebble is better than a counterfeit diamond."

"Your darkest experiences often lead you to your brightest fortunes."

"Geniuses' steps take you higher than talent's leaps."

"If you stop tending to flowers when they lose a few petals, you will never grow a garden."

"You worry less about misplacing a star when the whole sky is yours."

"Thinking outside of the box is unnecessary when there are no boxes in your imagination."

"Brilliance is the masterpiece of your mind. Excellence is the masterpiece of your heart. Genius is the masterpiece of your soul."

"Excellence annoys your haters, success infuriates them, and genius kills them."

"Critics do not determine how high an eagle flies."

"Quiet love is better than loud hate."

"Wisdom frees men, even if they are in prison."

"Dream what others do not. Imagine what others have not. Do what others will not. Achieve what others could not."

"It is not your enemies that you need to conquer on the journey to greatness, but yourself."

"Water wrestles great opponents, but has no hands, and tramples great rivals, but has no feet. It slips through our fingers, but can swallow entire towns. Wind also slips through our fingers, but can swallow entire cities."

"When turbulence hits your sails remind yourself it is an opportunity to get to the shore quicker."

"There is nothing wrong with being a puppet if love is the one pulling the strings."

"A cowardly warrior is like a toothless lion."

"If the sky never grew dark, we would not be able to clearly see the stars."

"When you fall for someone not even reason can help you up."

"The calmest part of the storm is not in its eye, but in your own soul."

"If you run a hundred miles in your heart, you are ready to run a hundred miles on your feet."

"Hands move rocks, faith moves mountains."

"An apple only falls far from its tree when carried away by divine winds."

"Confuse them with your intelligence, baffle them with your excellence, bewilder them with your brilliance, and perplex them with your transcendence."

"Whoever wants to be an overnight success must be willing to sweat for it during the day."