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“Lips may lie, but the heart always tells the truth.”

“If roses tried to be sunflowers, they would lose their beauty; and if sunflowers tried to be roses, they would lose their strength.”

“Your mind shines brightest when you enlighten others; your heart, when you encourage others; your soul, when you elevate others; and your life, when you empower others.”

“Jealousy says, “Compete with each other.” Envy says, “Destroy each other.” Empathy says, “Help each other.” Love says, “Empower each other.”

“A rose, no matter how beautiful, still has to contend with thorns.”

“Pain teaches you more than pleasure. Failure teaches you more than success. Poverty teaches you more than prosperity. Adversity teaches you more than comfort.”

“Grief gives you a hundred reasons to cry; hope gives you a thousand reasons to smile, joy gives you a million reasons to laugh, and love gives you billion reasons to rejoice.”

“A beautiful rose with an ugly soul wilts quickly.”

“Ears for wisdom, hands for work, eyes for opportunities, and a mouth for thanks.”

“If you hate the poor, do not ask The Divine One for wealth. If you hate the despised, do not ask The Divine One for honor. If you hate the oppressed, do not ask The Divine One for freedom. If you hate the lowly, do not ask The Divine One for influence. If you hate the fatherless, do not ask The Divine One for children. If you hate the lonely, do not ask The Divine One for friends. If you hate the orphaned, do not ask The Divine One for parents. If you hate the divorced, do not ask The Divine One for a family. If you hate the weak, do not ask The Divine One for strength. If you hate the helpless, do not ask The Divine One for might. If you hate the timid, do not ask The Divine One for courage. If you hate the helpless, do not ask The Divine One for power. If you hate the avarage, do not ask The Divine One for excellence. If you hate the common, do not ask The Divine One for nobility. If you hate the meek, do not ask The Divine One for authority. If you hate the gentle, do not ask The Divine One for fortitude. If you hate the confused, do not ask The Divine One for understanding. If you hate the perplexed, do not ask The Divine One for insight. If you hate the ignorant, do not ask The Divine One for knowledge. If you hate the senseless, do not ask The Divine One for wisdom. If you hate the anxious, do not ask The Divine One for joy. If you hate the hopeless, do not ask The Divine One for faith. If you hate the downtrodden, do not ask The Divine One for peace. If you hate the forsaken, do not ask The Divine One for love.”

“If the sky had no tears, the world would have no rainbows.”

“The blind can see love, the deaf can hear love, the mute can express love, and the disabled can carry love.”

“There are three things that a beggar and a rich person share every day: the sun, the moon, and the stars.”

“Helping yourself is common sense, helping others is virtue, helping yourself and others is enlightenment.”

“The world rewards you for what is in your mind, the universe rewards you for what is in your heart, and the Heavens reward you for what is in your soul.”

“See what love sees. Hear what love hears. Say what love says. Do what love does.”

“The sun is never denied the light it gives; likewise, you are never denied the kindness you bestow.”

“Lend your ears to the deaf, your eyes to the blind, your hands to the weak, your tongue to the mute, your mind to the perplexed, and your heart to the weary.”

“You are not lonely if joy is within you; not empty if truth is within you; not poor if love is within you; and not insignificant if God is within you.”

“A heart full of love is worth more than a purse full of coins.”

“Noble leaders choose: wisdom over wealth, knowledge over fame, understanding over honor, virtue over titles, and people over power.”

“The early bird gets the first worm, but the wisest bird gets the fastest one.”

“Teach the ignorant. Study the wise. Avoid the foolish. Embrace the enlightened.”

“The lowest wisdom of the wise is greater than the highest wisdom of fools.”

“Ignorance shuts the mind’s door tight; wisdom swings it wide open.”

“A shrewd enemy will teach you more than a foolish friend.”

“Learn from the sun; it is warm to everyone, and is therefore never in short supply of those who adore it.”

“Help when you can. Give what you have. Do what you must. Be who you ought to be.”