A step towards what you fear is a mile towards mastering it.
A bird does not achieve its highest potential inside its shell.
Think before you speak. Question before you judge. Examine before you decide.
A few hours spent reading a book is better than a lifetime of ignorance.
If a lion turned every time small dogs barked at it, it would be the laughing stock of the jungle.
To be a champion, compete; to be a great champion, compete with the best; but to be the greatest champion, compete with yourself.
Trees generously share their fruit.Bees generously share their honey.Flowers generously share their perfume. Do likewise.
A daisy blooming in a desert is worth more than a rose blossoming in a rainforest.
If you have money, you are affluent; if you have joy, you are wealthy; and if you have love, you are rich.
In my youth I had three teachers: friends, enemies, and books. In my adulthood I had three professors: God, nature, and life.
When everybody is planting apples a visionary plants oranges.
Your clock cannot buy you more time, your bed cannot get you more sleep, your titles cannot acquire you more influence, your fame cannot gain you more honor, and your money cannot earn you more happin...
I was my own boss, but that all changed the day I got married.
Breaking through the glass ceiling is only possible if you are stronger than glass.
Excellence is the best ink with which to make your mark in the world.
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 you want to lead a pleasant life, be good to yourself; if you want to lead a happy life, be good to others; and if you want to lead an exceptional life, be good to everyone.
A bird will only fall from the sky when it stops believing in its ability to fly, and a fish will only drown in water when it stops believing in its ability to swim.
Lend your ears to the deaf, your eyes to the blind, your hands to the weak, your tongue to the mute, your mind to the perplexed, and your heart to the weary.
Joy is the best companion, virtue is the noblest acquaintance, wisdom is the cleverest friend, and love is the kindest soul mate.