"The intelligent are candles, the virtuous are torches, the wise are lamps, and the enlightened are stars."

"Works from the soul transcend works from the mind."

"Anyone can love a rose, but only a saint can love its thorns."

"When people smile at a rich man, they are smiling at his wallet."

"A small idea with wings will take you higher than a big one with legs."

"Smile more. Laugh more. Love more. Shine more."

"A lion does not take orders from sheep."

"Leading fools is like leading no one. Following a fool is like following no one. The wise make the best leaders and followers."

"A book is a whole world that you can fit into your pocket."

"If you were able to fall a hundred times as a child and rise, you are able to fall a thousand times as a grown up and soar."

"Birds do not attend music school, but compose timeless masterpieces."

"A lion never loses sleep over a sheep's sentiments."

"Today's tears water tomorrow's gardens."

"A bird must have faith in its wings in order to fly."

"A heart's wound heals quicker than a soul's scratch."

"If we are of one mind, thousands can be conquered. If we are of one heart, millions can be conquered. If we are of one soul, countless can be conquered."

"Less gossiping, more encouraging. Less complaining, more thanksgiving. Less criticizing, more complimenting. Less hurting, more helping. Less hating, more caring."

"Love's weaknesses are better than hate's strengths."

"When you look at a rose try to focus on its beauty, not its thorns."

"Alone a candle can only light a room, but in thousands they can even light a city."

"Big dreamers achieve more than big doubters."

"Keep positive. Stay focused. Stand strong. Fight on."

"A diamond is just another stone to one who is ignorant of its value."

"Temporary failure will not prevent you from achieving lasting success."

"As the sun hides behind clouds, success hides behind trouble."

"Your mind is greater than your problems, your heart is greater than your troubles, your soul is greater than your temptations, and your God is greater than your obstacles."

"Prey cannot bribe its way out of a predator's hand."

"A sage's mind is greater than a warrior's sword."

"In trees, monkeys rule; on land, lions rule; in the sky, eagles rule; in the waters, whales rule."

"Grass is never green by accident."

"You don't have to reach for the stars if you are already shining like one."

"The world's greatest classroom has no walls: nature."

"Have gracious thoughts of your neighbors, kind thoughts of your friends, loving thoughts of your family, and humble thoughts of yourself."

"Love came, it saw, and it conquered me."

"Your mind can imagine what others cannot. Your heart can sense what others cannot. Your soul can receive what others cannot. Your feet can go where others cannot. Your hands can do what others cannot."

"When bad things happen to you, become wiser, not bitter."

"The bad chapters of your life lead to the good ones if you keep turning the pages."

"Think like the great, speak like the great, act like the great, and you will become like the great."

"The past is your teacher. The present is your opportunity. The future is your reward."

"God is always the first one there when we fall, but most of us don't look up."

"The wise are like a river; they go forward and upward, never backward or downward."

"If you are willing to kill for your beliefs, you are a murderer; if you are willing to die for your beliefs, you are a martyr."

"Rise above storms. Sail against tides. Succeed against the odds."

"The best the world has to offer comes from the best you have to give to others."

"Whether the glass is half empty or half full, you have the power to fill it up."

"It is in vain to chase two birds at the same time, even if you have a thousand legs."

"Hunger is a lesser evil than ignorance."

"It is better to help an enemy than to harm a friend."

"Small bait cast properly can catch big fish."

"The most beautiful rose still has to contend with ugly thorns."