There is no smarter professor than life, and no wiser sage than experience.

A bird does not give up flying because it failed on its first attempt.

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

The louder the dogs bark the less a lion feels threatened.

If the storm forgets to bring a rainbow, paint your own.

The greater the fruit a tree bears, the greater the number of stones thrown at it.

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

If you surround yourself with people who don't care about you, be prepared for a life of misery.

A flower blooming in a storm is stronger than a tree blossoming under a rainbow.

If the road to your dreams is full of potholes, take the highway.

...and when we die we die alone I cry, I cry aloneLike a piece of stone I am thrown into the wavy ocean of lifeto atone...to atoneOnly to atone...

To be ordinary, be normal; to be original, be different; to be valuable, be unique; to be priceless, be yourself.

Life is like that...sometimes you have to peel off the bitterness in order to get to the part that is sweet.

The greater the number of fish a river bears the greater the number of fishermen that patronize it.

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

If you have power, be just; wealth, be generous; knowledge, be wise; titles, be humble; and life, be grateful.

We exist only to exist.

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

The greatest gift life can give you today is the promise of tomorrow.

The most beautiful people are those who bring out the beauty in others.