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“Wisdom is a great prophet, faith is a great warrior, knowledge is a great sage, and virtue is a great priest.”

“You are not honored for the fruit you pick, but for the trees you plant.”

“Ignorance hides in darkness; wisdom hides in light.”

“The ocean is never afraid of wind rising against it; it creates beautiful waves instead.”

“It is not the size of a seed, but the size of what rises from it.”

“A flower always turns its face to light; be likewise.”

“A flower always turns its face to light; do likewise.”

“The sun consumes even itself to give light to a dark world; do likewise.”

“The brave with all of their weaknesses are better than the cowardly with all of their strengths.”

“Use fear to become braver, pain to become stronger, trials to become wiser, and misfortune to become better.”

“Joy gives you strength. Hope gives you fortitude. Faith gives you courage. Love gives you power.”

“The body is an outstanding source of strength; the mind an incredible source of intelligence; the heart an uncommon source of might; and the soul a remarkable source of power.”

“Planting a flower in the desert takes greater skill than growing a garden in a rain forest.”

“If you rule the air, you are great; the waters, you are extraordinary; the lands, you are remarkable; but if you rule over yourself, you are remarkable.”

“Trees generously share their fruit. Bees generously share their honey. Flowers generously share their perfume. Do likewise.”

“The mind shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s wisdom; the heart, in proportion to one’s courage; and the soul, in proportion to one’s love.”

“Stars do not hide from darkness. Roses do not hide from thorns. Diamonds do not hide from pressure.”

“Your mind is a reservoir of potential; your heart an ocean of strength; your soul a well of talents; and your body a vessel of power.”

“Wealth won’t make you happy. Power won’t make you remarkable. Fame won’t make you honorable. Education won’t make you wise.”

“The loveliest roses sometimes bear the ugliest thorns.”

“In thoughts, be wise. In speech, be cautious. In sentiment, be positive. In actions, be prudent.”

“Stir the world with your skills, shake the world with your talents, move the world with your brilliance, change the world with your genius.”

“Knowledge gives you the world, intelligence gives you the sky, understanding gives you the stars, but wisdom gives you the universe.”

“Diamonds are valuable because they are uncommon; sand is worthless because it is common; be yourself and you will be a diamond.”

“Wine had to be grapes first. Diamonds had to be rocks first. Butterflies had to be caterpillars first. Rainbows had to be storms first.”

“The past is your teacher. The present is your opportunity. The future is your reward.”

“The poor can dream. The weak can hope. The helpless can strive. The powerless can rise.”

“Bad weather never stopped anyone from reaping a good harvest.”

“A bird will only fall from the sky when it stops believing in its ability to fly, and a fish will only drown in water when it stops believing in its ability to swim.”

“A flower’s beauty is birthed in a seed’s ugly struggles.”

“It is in vain to hide a fruitful seed in fertile soil.”

“A single star shines brighter than a thousand moons.”

“A dove struggling in a storm grows stronger than an eagle soaring in sunshine.”

“Rest as if you’ll live forever; work as if you’ll die today.”

“If you stop tending to flowers when they lose a few petals, you will never grow a garden.”

“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.”

“The ugliest storms paint the loveliest rainbows.”

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

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

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

“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.”

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