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“When love invades your life, it captures your heart, imprisons your mind, and frees your soul.”

“Before you look for dirt in people, look for treasure.”

“The most beautiful people are those who bring out the beauty in others.”

“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.”

“Roses do not bloom hurriedly; for beauty, like any masterpiece, takes time to blossom.”

“Cowards shrink from challenges, weaklings flee from them, but warriors wink at them.”

“If a lion turned every time small dogs barked at it, it would be the laughing stock of the jungle.”

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

“Don’t let mediocre people talk you out of your dreams; lions have little in common with sheep.”

“The louder the dogs bark the less a lion feels threatened.”

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

“Harsh winters precede pleasant springs.”

“When a rock transforms into a diamond, lesser stones will not speak of its beauty, but speak of its unpolishedness.”

“It is in vain to try and stop a star from rising, even with a ladder.”

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

“When reaching for the stars, beware of those who want to cut off your hands.”

“Busy hands achieve more than idle tongues.”

“In a world full of daisies dare to be a rose.”

“If you are waiting for the perfect spouse, you are waiting for the perfect disappointment.”

“If you press grapes, wine will pour out; if you crush roses, perfume will pour out; if you afflict the talented, genius will pour out.”

“When people try to pull you down, remember, they had to look up to do so.”

“As only dead leaves allow the wind to blow them to and fro, never allow yourself to be swayed by popular opinion.”

“The world accommodates you for fitting in, but only rewards you for standing out.”

“To avoid enemies, say nothing; to avoid critics, do nothing; to avoid haters, be nothing; but to avoid mediocrity, ignore all.”

“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.”

“Learn from seeds; they don’t die when you throw dirt at them; they grow.”

“Respect your haters; they are always the first to show you that you are better than them.”

“Ignore those who resent you. Avoid those who begrudge you. Excuse those who envy you. Pity those who hate you.”

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

“When you look up and don’t see the stars, the universe may have cleared the sky for you to replace them.”

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

“The greatest weight a bird has to drop before it can fly is fear.”

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

“A wolf can only mock a lion thousands of miles away.”

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

“The happiest people in the world are those who give happiness to others.”

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

“Do as love says; do as love does.”

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

“The richest person in the cemetery is the one who left the most happy memories.”

“An inch to a man’s heart is a mile to his wallet.”

“The first time you succeed it is chance; the second time it is luck; the third time it is skill; the fourth time it is talent; and the fifth time it is genius.”

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