Dream while others are sleeping. Dare while others are wishing. Do while others are talking. Deliver while others are quitting.
Ignorance is the greatest slave master in the universe.
Bad weather never stopped anyone from reaping a good harvest.
Your mind shines brightest when you enlighten others; your heart, when you encourage others; your soul, when you elevate others; and your life, when you empower others.
You are no greater than the friends you keep, the books you read, the heroes you admire, and the obstacles you overcome.
It is wise to buy acquaintances, but foolish to buy friends.
As only dead leaves allow the wind to blow them to and fro, never allow yourself to be swayed by popular opinion.
Think before you speak. Question before you judge. Examine before you decide.
Trees generously share their fruit.Bees generously share their honey.Flowers generously share their perfume. Do likewise.
Learn from acquaintances, and you are clever; from friends, and you are intelligent; from enemies, and you are shrewd; but learn from all, and you are wise.
In my youth I had three teachers: friends, enemies, and books. In my adulthood I had three professors: God, nature, and life.
Your clock cannot buy you more time, your bed cannot get you more sleep, your titles cannot acquire you more influence, your fame cannot gain you more honor, and your money cannot earn you more happin...
When you have nothing, be hopeful; when you have little, be grateful; when you have much, be sensible; when you have everything, be humble.
If you want to lead a pleasant life, be good to yourself; if you want to lead a happy life, be good to others; and if you want to lead an exceptional life, be good to everyone.
A bird will only fall from the sky when it stops believing in its ability to fly, and a fish will only drown in water when it stops believing in its ability to swim.
Lend your ears to the deaf, your eyes to the blind, your hands to the weak, your tongue to the mute, your mind to the perplexed, and your heart to the weary.
Knowledge gives you the world, intelligence gives you the sky, understanding gives you the stars, but wisdom gives you the universe.
Wine had to be grapes first. Diamonds had to be rocks first. Butterflies had to be caterpillars first. Rainbows had to be storms first.
A rose started off a bud, a bird started off an egg, and a forest started off a seed.
When love intoxicates your heart, it is difficult for your soul to remain sober.