A flower takes a while to grow, but can die in an instant; this is how it is with trust.
The universe offers you three things that money cannot buy: joy, love, and life.
Your knowledge can stir the world, your intellect can move it, your wisdom can shake it, but only your love can truly change it.
It is the roof that fights the rain, but the builder who gets all the glory.
Water is soft, but can maneuver any obstacle; be shrewd, and be gentle, and you too will be able to do likewise.
Anger is loud, rage is deafening, and wrath is thunderous; only love can silence them.
A cat may have nine lives, but a wise person has a hundred.
The greatest weight a bird has to drop before it can fly is fear.
Yesterday, I was clever, I wanted to be rich. Today, I am wise, I want to be happy.
In calm waters you still find sharks.
It is in the shade that you look up at a tree and appreciate its efforts.
Be merry, because it confuses your enemies; happy, because it annoys them; cheerful, because it angers them; and joyful, because it kills them.
The past is your teacher. The present is your opportunity. The future is your reward.
Wisdom paints a rainbow in your mind, joy paints a rainbow in your heart, and love paints a rainbow in your soul.
Building castles in the air is only wise if you build a ladder to reach them.
If God wanted the sky to be empty, He would not have given birds wings to fly.
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.
A bird cannot fly upward if each wing is flapping in a different direction.
Don't try moving mountains God ordained you to climb.
If the grass is greener on the other side, try planting better seeds.