The greater the number of fish a river bears the greater the number of fishermen that patronize it.
Hate spreads in the direction it is blown, but love spreads in all directions.
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.
You are beloved; even if you were the last person on earth, the sun would rise for you.
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.
If you stop tending to flowers when they lose a few petals, you will never grow a garden.
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.
A drop of sense can save you an ocean of tears.
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 sweeter the fruit a tree bears the greater the number of birds that eat from it.
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.
A bird that does not break out of its shell will die in its egg.