If God wanted the woods to be quiet, He would not have given birds songs to sing.
Don't try moving mountains God ordained you to climb.
A cat may have nine lives, but a wise person has a hundred.
It is impossible for light to bow before darkness.
The universe offers you three things that money cannot buy: joy, love, and life.
Reward those who help you. Forget those who use you. Ignore those who judge you. Forgive those who wrong you.
Be merry, because it confuses your enemies; happy, because it annoys them; cheerful, because it angers them; and joyful, because it kills them.
A flower takes a while to grow, but can die in an instant; this is how it is with trust.
Water is soft, but can maneuver any obstacle; be shrewd, and be gentle, and you too will be able to do likewise.
It is the roof that fights the rain, but the builder who gets all the glory.
Your knowledge can stir the world, your intellect can move it, your wisdom can shake it, but only your love can truly change it.
A single star shines brighter than a thousand moons.
Don't pluck a rose's petals and then ask the rose why it is sad.
Yesterday, I was clever, I wanted to be rich. Today, I am wise, I want to be happy.
The wise are like a sprouting seed; they go forward and upward, never backward or downward.
Stand alone when it is to your benefit, with others when it is to your advantage, and with everyone when it is to your empowerment.
Anger is loud, rage is deafening, and wrath is thunderous; only love can silence them.
It is in the shade that you look up at a tree and appreciate its efforts.
If the grass is greener on the other side, try planting better seeds.
A slip of the foot is better than a slip of the tongue.