It is better to be a marble in a hut than a brick in a palace.
A small sharp axe clears a forest quicker than a big blunt one.
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.
Because no one is walking in your shoes, only you feel the sores on your feet.
The past only dies so the future can live.
Behind you, leave your enemies. Beside you, keep your family. Around you, maintain your friends. Within you, cherish God.
It is the worst people in your life that teach you the best lessons.
Do not curse the well that quenches your thirst.
God sometimes uses ugly vessels to carry beautiful things.
When turbulence hits your sails remind yourself it is an opportunity to get to the shore quicker.
The greatest universe is not somewhere out there, but inside of yourself.
If you want to be strong, love yourself; if you want to be powerful, love others; if you want to be invincible, love everyone.
If you are angry for one second, it leaves you with only fifty-nine seconds of happiness.
Good deeds are the highest notes in life's symphony.
One who cannot swim must not blame the water.
Lies spread quicker than truth because they have longer legs.
Because the sun helps you in the day, do not scoff at stars at night.
If a man could outpace his shadow, he would still find it waiting for him at the finishing line.
No tree becomes large without smaller trees hoping its branches get cut off.
Before you wear a crown of gold, life sometimes makes you wear a crown of thorns.
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