"Bend the rules only if you have learned them, break the rules only if you have mastered them."

"Use the dirt life throws at you to plant the seeds of your success."

"Learn what you can, teach what you know, live how you ought."

"Know truth. Respect facts. Doubt opinions. Reject lies."

"Three kinds of people achieve illumination: those who learn, those who teach, and those who do both continuously."

"If you try to buy love, you will go bankrupt trying to possess it."

"It is impossible for light to bow before darkness."

"Water has no hands, but carries great ships. Air has no shoulders, but carries large planes. The Sun has no eyes, but finds its way around the universe."

"Wisdom is a sharp chisel to carve out your future."

"Trust unites, fear divides, mercy heals, and love conquers."

"In our deepest valleys we are strengthened to climb our highest mountains."

"A wife who discomforts you with truth is better than a mistress who massages you with lies."

"Harness your mind's powerand you can reach the mountaintop. Harness your heart's powerand you can reach the stars. Harness your soul's powerand you can reach the edge of the universe."

"You win minds through your brilliance. You win hearts through your tenderness. You win souls through your benevolence."

"With the faith of a child and the wisdom of an old man one can achieve great things."

"What sinks the devil sails the Christian."

"Rainbows are birthed in storms, not in sunshine."

"A day in a storm strengthens you more than a thousand in sunshine."

"The sky is the limit only if you have a problem with reaching for the stars."

"The mistakes of the wise lead them to light. The triumphs of fools lead them to darkness."

"Women are like shadows; when you chase them, they run from you; when you run from them, they chase you."

"Knowledge, teach. Wisdom, acquire. Understanding, share. Love, spread."

"No one tries to stone a tree whose fruit is not ripe."

"The shrewd may gain temporarily, but the wise gain permanently."

"Wisdom in sorrow is better than joy in folly."

"Fear creates mountains, faith conquers mountains."

"Your end can be greater than your beginning: butterflies are the greatest proof of this."

"Anger has strength, hate has might, but love has power."

"The right thing done at the wrong time will not bring about the right results."

"To avoid enemies, say nothing; to avoid critics, do nothing; to avoid haters, be nothing; but to avoid mediocrity, ignore all."

"Joy turns tears into laughter. Hope turns mourning into gladness. Wisdom turns tragedy into fortune. Faith turns defeat into triumph. Love turns enmity into friendship."

"The strong overcome several trials. The determined overcome numerous trials. The resilient overcome many trials. The extraordinary overcome countless trials."

"Eagles fly alone, not because they are proud, but because they are not afraid of soaring above the clouds."

"A single candle has the power to light up a room, a single star has the power to light up the sky, and a single soul has the power to light up the world."

"If roses tried to be sunflowers, they would lose their beauty; and if sunflowers tried to be roses, they would lose their strength."

"If you follow the herd, people may mistake you for a cow."

"Love is the brightest star in the soul's sky."

"A star never lets anything dull its sparkle, not even darkness."

"Never allow yourself to be defined by your past; 'yesterday' is just a word, not a dictionary."

"Big obstacles shrink when you confront them, small obstacles expand when you dodge them."

"A loyal pet is better than a faithless friend."

"A storm is an artist who passes by on her way to paint your rainbow."

"A tree's nature does not change because the wind blew off a few of its leaves."

"The worm's bad luck is the bird's good fortune."

"Adversity is opportunity inside out."

"If you do not chase success, you will be overtaken by failure."

"Wisdom lies at the edge of intelligence. Joy lies at the edge of happiness. Faith lies at the edge of boldness. Love lies at the edge of kindness. God lies at the edge of righteousness."

"If you light a fire, you cannot conceal the smoke."

"Two things are infinite, a woman's patience and her husband's mistakes."

"Love turns men into boys, heartache turns boys into men."