In a world full of daisies dare to be a rose.
Intelligence is the icing, but wisdom is the cake.
If you kick a lion when it is down, God help you when it gets up.
Hold on to anything you find that's good and workable for you. Drop anything negative where you find it.
Thinking outside of the box is unnecessary when there are no boxes in your imagination.
Before you look for dirt in people, look for treasure.
A storm is an artist who passes by on her way to paint your rainbow.
If you have power, be just; wealth, be generous; knowledge, be wise; titles, be humble; and life, be grateful.
Truth is independent of all dogmas, ancient or modern.
Forgive those who hurt you yesterday.
Use the arrows failure throws at you to hunt for success.
Books may be the most valuable treasure of knowledge, but it is the human mind, that turns that knowledge into wisdom.
The ugliest storms paint the loveliest rainbows.
Ask for a fish, and you only get one; ask for a net, and you can catch dozens.
Time is your acquaintance, life is your friend, death is your enemy, and existence is your soulmate.
An ugly diamond is still worth more than a beautiful pebble.
There is no smarter professor than life, and no wiser sage than experience.
One who is not afraid to die lives, and one who is afraid to live dies.
A wolf raised in a jungle is fiercer than a lion reared in a circus.
The poor can dream. The weak can hope. The helpless can strive. The powerless can rise.