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“Love is the only criminal who, after stealing your heart, convinces you to celebrate her.”

“The best couples share the load, divide the grief, and add to the peace, thereby multiplying joy.”

“What you think is a seed, what you say is the bud, and what you do is the fruit.”

“It is easier to pluck a flower than to nurture it; which is why some would prefer to destroy your talents than nurture them.”

“Water has no mouth, but swallows many. Light has no hands, but touches many. Wind has no feet, but carries many. Darkness has no teeth, but devours many.”

“When you are in love, your eyes see him only, your ears hear him only, your mouth speaks of him only, your mind thinks of him only, your heart desires him only, your soul lives for him only, and your entire universe is about him only.”

“If a woman stands behind you, respect her; if she stands beside you, cherish her; if she stands with you, adore her.”

“A wife who discomforts you with truth is better than a mistress who massages you with lies.”

“The uglier the caterpillar the lovelier the butterfly.”

“It is in the roots, not the branches, that a tree’s greatest strength lies.”

“A woman’s elegance will charm you for days, her beauty will charm you for weeks, her grace will charm you for years, and her virtue will charm you for a lifetime.”

“Your knowledge can stir the world, your intellect can move it, your wisdom can shake it, but only your love can truly change it.”

“Symphonies begin with one note; fires with one flame; gardens with one flower; and masterpieces with one stroke.”

“Talent silences your competition; genius deafens them.”

“We are all artists; painting the world with our thoughts while coloring the universe with our deeds.”

“Thinking outside of the box is unnecessary when there are no boxes in your imagination.”

“God is the world's oldest poet; love is the world's oldest poem.”

“A storm is an artist who passes by on her way to paint your rainbow.”

“Think before you speak. Question before you judge. Examine before you decide.”

“Ordinary people pursue money, simple people pursue power, average people pursue fame, but extraordinary people pursue ideas.”

“Intelligence is the icing, but wisdom is the cake.”