If roses tried to be sunflowers, they would lose their beauty; and if sunflowers tried to be roses, they would lose their strength.
Love makes you strong when others are weak, brave when others are scared, hopeful when others are despairing and cheerful when others are sad.
It is not the size of a seed, but the size of what rises from it.
The greatest weight a bird has to drop before it can fly is fear.
The early bird gets the first worm, but the wisest bird gets the fastest one.
The loveliest gifts sometimes come wrapped in the ugliest paper.
If a bird does not bring out all of the songs on its heart, all its symphonies die inside.
If you place two flowers in the same vase, they will not argue over who is more beautiful.
At ten, you are foolish. At twenty, you are naive. At thirty, you are alert. At forty, you are experienced. At fifty, you are wise.
You cannot fast-forward time, you cannot rewind it, and you cannot pause it; you can only waste or benefit from it.
The shrewd marry for money, the scheming marry for status, the calculating marry for power, but the wise marry for love.
Joy gives you strength.Hope gives you fortitude.Faith gives you courage.Love gives you power.
It is foolish for the moon to compete with the sun for the spotlight.
Your strength lies in knowledge, your power lies in wisdom, your treasure lies in understanding, and your wealth lies in life.
It is not the size of the candle that matters, but the size of its light.
A virtuous spouse adds years to your life, a wise one adds decades, but a loving one adds an eternity to your life.
If you swim with sharks, make sure you have the appetite of a whale.
If you have the power to think, you have the power to change your world.
Pain teaches you more than pleasure. Failure teaches you more than success. Poverty teaches you more than prosperity. Adversity teaches you more than comfort.
Joy is a loyal companion, love is a faithful friend, fear is a terrible adversary, and hatred is a merciless enemy.