It is because of pain that you value pleasure, sorrow that you value joy, despair that you value hope, war that you value peace, and hate that you value love.
Follow few. Lead many. Walk with some. Embrace all.
It is in vain to stone the sky, no matter how big the rock is.
First, fear will mock you, then fear will taunt you, then fear will oppose you, and if you ignore it, only then will it flee from you.
Learn what you can, teach what you know, live how you ought.
The greater the number of fish a river bears the greater the number of fishermen that patronize it.
If you stop tending to flowers when they lose a few petals, you will never grow a garden.
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.
If you want to be happy now, love now; if you want to be happy later, love later; but if you want to be happy always, love always.
Love as much as you can, for as long as you can, and as best as you can.
Divorce fear. Court courage. Pursue hope. Marry love.
You are a product of your environment, but to be great your environment has to be a product of you.
An inch of light can conquer a mile of darkness.
If you have nothing but joy in this life, you are still rich.
A beautiful gift does not decrease in value because it is wrapped in ugly paper.
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.
Leave beauty marks in the lives of those you meet, not scars.
No one tries to stone a tree whose fruit is not ripe.
In thoughts, be wise. In speech, be cautious. In sentiment, be positive. In actions, be prudent.