You are one thought away from intelligence, one word away from kindness, one deed away from excellence, one step away from brilliance, and one second away from transcendence.
Marry the one who laughs when you laugh, and you are clever; marry the one who cries when you cry, and you are intelligent, but marry the one who does both with you, and you are wise.
Follow few. Lead many. Walk with some. Embrace all.
A lion conquers more in one day than a sheep in a lifetime.
Make your wife happier, children wiser, yourself kinder, and you will make your life better.
When love writes a letter, joy is its ink.
If the past could be changed, it would not exist. If the future could be stopped, it would not survive. If the present could be avoided, it would not prevail.
To be happy: the simple pursue pleasure, the common pursue riches, the uncommon pursue knowledge, and the exceptional pursue wisdom.
Planting your own garden is better than waiting for someone to bring you flowers.
A flower does not bloom for itself, but for the world; do likewise.
A tree will not wither and die because the wind blew away one leaf.
If a woman tells you how terrible she looks, sincerely deny it, even if you agree.
The loveliest roses sometimes bear the ugliest thorns.
In order for a seed to rise, it must be buried in dirt; likewise, in order for the great to rise they must be buried in adversity.
Seeds, not doubting their potential, rise and become forests.
Mind-power takes you to the mountaintop. Heart-power takes you the stars. Soul-power takes you to the edge of the universe.
Jealousy stings, envy poisons, anger harms, and hate murders.
When you are in love, your eyes see him only, your ears hear him only, your mouth speaks of him only, your mind thinks of him only, your heart desires him only, your soul lives for him only, and your...
Everyone should have a place in your heart, but only a special few should have a place in your life.
If there is wisdom in your mind, prove it; joy in your heart, share it; love in your soul, show it; good in your life, impart it.