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“Faith moves mountains, intelligence goes over them, wisdom goes around them, but love levels them.”

“The sun is intelligent because it never rises too early, and wise because it never sets too late.”

“Yesterday says, “Forget me, but learn from me.” Today says, “Embrace me, yet utilize me.” Tomorrow says, “Anticipate me, then prepare for me.”

“Love hopes. Love helps. Love heals. Love hears.”

“The ugliest storms paint the loveliest rainbows.”

“A beautiful gift does not decrease in value because it is wrapped in ugly paper.”

“Dear fear, I’m divorcing you. Dear courage, I’m courting you. Dear hope, I’m pursuing you. Dear love, I’m marrying you.”

“Outer beauty you see with your eyes, but inner beauty you only see with your heart.”

“The calmest part of the storm is not in its eye, but in your own soul.”

“If you can stay positive in bad situations, you are strong; if you can stay positive in hopeless situations, you are mighty; if you can stay positive in impossible situations, you are great.”

“Dear past, I survived you. Dear present, I’m ready for you. Dear future, I’m coming for you.”

“Be so warm that people mistake you for the sun; so bright that people mistake you for the stars; and so accommodating that people mistake you for the universe.”

“Be happy when you work, thankful when you earn, cautious when you spend, shrewd when you save, and charitable when you give.”

“If Noah waited for signs of rain to build an ark, he would have been swept away by the flood.”

“If you guide others out of the dark, you are a star, even if no one knows your name.”

“Stars earn their brightest colors in the dark.”

“A star never lets anything dull its sparkle, not even darkness.”

“You are a gift to the universe, but a package is only valuable if it allows itself to be unwrapped.”

“It is easier for stars to shine in darkness; that is why dark times come into your life.”

“When life’s journey is wearisome, put on hope’s shoes.”

“If you have a dream no one else can see, a reward awaits you that no one else can have.”

“Thunder is noise to a pessimist but music to an optimist.”

“If beautiful lilies bloom in ugly waters, you too can blossom in ugly situations.”

“A warrior is defined by his scars, not his medals.”

“The storm only comes to teach you how to skillfully sail your ship.”

“The greater the fruit a trees bears, the greater the number of stones thrown at it.”

“The quieter the mind the louder the soul.”

“Learn from roses; even when trampled they give off perfume, not despair.”

“Love makes you strong when others are weak, brave when others are scared, hopeful when others are despairing and cheerful when others are sad.”

“Don’t resent the sky for its storms; rejoice at the sky for its rainbows.”

“If you have nothing but joy in this life, you are still rich.”

“Though you are as a drop in the ocean, without you, the universe would be empty.”

“When you count your blessings, count life twice.”

“No matter how tall and wide darkness is, it cannot block the stars.”

“A tree does not despair when a few of its leaves fall off because there is more room for greener ones to take their place.”

“Seeds are proof that God sometimes packages miracles in small things.”

“Life is a thorough university; pain and hardship are its distinguished professors.”

“When you have the world on your shoulders, God alone can help you carry it.”

“When the sun sets do not despair; hope sits with you in the dark.”

“Where the world only sees a seed, an optimist sees a tree.”

“If rocks did not persevere under heat and pressure, they would never become diamonds.”

“An Oak tree is a daily reminder that great things often have small beginnings.”

“The sun announces its presence with light, not words; do likewise.”

“A butterfly is a caterpillar who never gave up on his dream to fly.”

“The bad chapters of your life lead to the good ones if you keep turning the pages.”

“When the sails are strong a ship has no reason to fear turbulence.”

“When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot and use it to hang your troubles.”

“As inside of every seed is the power to rise from darkness, inside of everyone is the power to rise from adversity.”