A bird will only eat from a hand it trusts.
If you want to shine, sit before a lamp; if you want to shine brighter, sit before a fire; but if you want to shine the brightest, sit before a sage.
The most beautiful rose still has to contend with ugly thorns.
If you are sad, love will make you happy; afraid, love will make you brave; weak, love will make you strong; and broken, love will make you whole.
Know the One - the Self, and you'll know the All.
If you rule the air, you are great; the waters, you are extraordinary; the lands, you are remarkable; but if you rule over yourself, you are remarkable.
If you cheat on reason with emotion you will go bankrupt.
One who fishes in shallow waters limits the kind of fish he can catch.
Listen to all, believe few, count on some, but trust none.
Wisdom has a hundred eyes to see opportunities, courage has a hundred feet to seek opportunities, and strength has a hundred arms to seize opportunities.
An intelligent man only argues with his wife when she has lost her voice.
Justice is blind, but judges have eyes.
You are a product of your mind, a result of your thoughts, and a consequence of your actions.
It is better to be a marble in a hut than a brick in a palace.
Behind you, leave your enemies. Beside you, keep your family. Around you, maintain your friends. Within you, cherish God.
Do not curse the well that quenches your thirst.
It is the worst people in your life that teach you the best lessons.
Life is the song you dance to when reality sings.
If you want to be strong, love yourself; if you want to be powerful, love others; if you want to be invincible, love everyone.
The greatest universe is not somewhere out there, but inside of yourself.