The world sees you for what you are, but the universe sees you for what you can be.
If the world gives you a thousand reasons to cry, find a thousand and one reasons to smile.
Plucking a rose only proves you desire it, but nurturing it proves you love it.
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.
When life is sweet, be thankful, and rejoice; but when bitter, be strong, and persevere.
Be wise enough to learn from the past, shrewd enough to capitalize on the present, and clever enough to prepare for the future.
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 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!
You only become truly rich the day you possess something that money cannot buy.
Expand your mind. Nurture your heart. Develop your body. Cultivate your soul.
The sun does not rise to earn praise; it just shines, and the whole world pays homage.
Life is temporal.Time is fleeting.God is permanent.Eternity is enduring.
Genius is in you, but like a seed, you determine whether it dies or grows.
Seeds are proof that God sometimes packages miracles in small things.
The distance between two minds is understanding.
You spend the beginning part of your life with your mother, so love her; the middle part of your life with your girlfriend, so care for her; and the end part of your life with your wife, so adore her.
Your presence only truly matters to people who feel your absence.
Hunger is a lesser evil than ignorance.
In a second you can change your mind, in a minute you can change your heart, in an hour you can change your life, and in a day you can change your destiny.