The greater the number of fish a river bears the greater the number of fishermen that patronize it.
Marry your friend, and you will be reasonably happy. Marry your lover, and you will be abundantly happy. Marry your soulmate, and you will be infinitely happy.
Happy is he who marries the woman he wants, happier is he who marries the woman he needs, and happiest is he who marries the woman he wants and needs.
Beautiful silence is better than ugly speech.
The greatest weight a bird gives up when preparing to fly is fear.
Behind you, leave your enemies. Beside you, keep your family. Around you, maintain your friends. Within you, treasure God.
The past only dies so the future can live.
Plucking a rose only proves you desire it, but nurturing it proves you love it.
In thoughts, be wise. In speech, be cautious. In sentiment, be positive. In actions, be prudent.
Temporary friends sometimes bring us to permanent blessings.
The pain in your muscles and the sweat in your brow after doing a work the hard and honest way make you feel proud of yourself!
Thoughts can only hurt you with your permission, feelings can only wound you with your consent, experiences can only damage you with your authorization; life can only ruin you with your approval.
The world sees you for what you are, but the universe sees you for what you can be.
Be wise enough to learn from the past, shrewd enough to capitalize on the present, and clever enough to prepare for the future.
If the world gives you a thousand reasons to cry, find a thousand and one reasons to smile.
When life is sweet, be thankful, and rejoice; but when bitter, be strong, and persevere.
You only become truly rich the day you possess something that money cannot buy.
Never give a negative thought an inch or it will take a mile.
Genius is in you, but like a seed, you determine whether it dies or grows.
The sun does not rise to earn praise; it just shines, and the whole world pays homage.