"The elephant is the largest, but not the fiercest. The giraffe is the tallest, but not the strongest. The cheetah is the fastest, but not the wisest. The ant is the smallest, but not the gentlest."

"Holding onto fear is weakness, holding onto faith is strength."

"What you endured was a sign of what you would become."

"A gardener tending to his flowers is as noble as a warrior battling his opponents."

"Great souls carry great burdens."

"Show me your talents and I'll show you your net worth."

"Resist men who tell you your dreams are impossible; embrace those who, even though they do not believe in them, encourage you."

"It is at the edge of excellence that genius awaits."

"Light enters a broken vessel more easily than an intact one."

"Your greatest friendships are those that survive the greatest storms."

"When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot and use it to hang your troubles."

"In my youth I had three teachers: friends, enemies, and books. In my adulthood I had three professors: God, nature, and life."

"When a storm shows up, always remind yourself a rainbow is hiding behind it."

"It is because of pain that you value pleasure, sorrow that you value joy, despair that you value hope, war that you value peace, and hate that you value love."

"You cannot stop the ocean's current, but you can swim."

"The lowest wisdom of the wise is greater than the highest wisdom of fools."

"Raise your thoughts, not your fists."

"Following your dreams is better than being led by your fears."

"It is difficult to soar to your destiny carrying the burden of doubt, impossible to soar to your destiny carrying the burden of fear, but conceivable to soar to your destiny carried by the wings of faith."

"If beautiful lilies bloom in ugly waters, you too can blossom in ugly situations."

"I have never met anyone who gave back a heart they stole."

"Your mind can help you do the unimaginable. Your hands can help you get the unattainable. Your heart can help you accomplish the unachievable. Your soul can help you create the inconceivable. Your God can help you achieve the unthinkable."

"A lion is only dangerous if it has teeth."

"He who teaches you how to tend a garden has given you more than he who has given you a hundred roses."

"Danger is opportunity inside out."

"Your life is God's gift to you, what you do with it is your gift to Him."

"When love invades your life, it captures your heart, imprisons your mind, and frees your soul."

"If you rule the air, you are great; the waters, you are extraordinary; the lands, you are remarkable; but if you rule over yourself, you are remarkable."

"A bird cannot love freely when caged."

"When love arrests your heart, pray she sentences it for eternity."

"When a caterpillar looks in the mirror, he sees a butterfly."

"Pray sensibly. Pray scrupulously. Pray selflessly. Pray seriously."

"When a woman misses you, you have her mind; when she cares for you, you have her heart, when she loves you, you have her soul."

"Talent silences your competition, genius deafens them."

"Excellence in obscurity is better than mediocrity in the spotlight."

"If you point to paradise, all the shortsighted will see is your finger."

"It is better to be a lion for one day than a wolf for a lifetime."

"God is not Christian. God is not Muslim. God is not Buddhist. God is love."

"When you have nothing, be hopeful; when you have little, be grateful; when you have much, be sensible; when you have everything, be humble."

"If your soul mate comes with too much baggage, help her unpack it."

"Love is like honey, you cannot share it without getting some on your heart's fingers."

"The size of your storm determines the size of your rainbow."

"A diamond does not lose its value because it is covered in mud."

"Love enters your heart a spark and exists your soul a flame."

"Live for your dreams, not your memories."

"A bird that fears falling off of a tree branch is ignorant of its gifts."

"The enlightened are superior to the learned."

"To appreciate pleasure, someone had to experience pain; to appreciate joy, some had to experience sorrow; to appreciate love, some had to experience heartache; to appreciate freedom, some had to experience fear."

"A garden is never beautiful by accident."

"It is never a river's fault that one cannot swim."