“When a flower rises from the earth, it is overcoming its greatest opponent: fear.”

“Wealth wont make you happy. Power wont make you remarkable. Fame wont make you honorable. Education wont make you wise.”

“Bless the world with your mind, heal the world with your heart, lift the world with your soul; elevate the world with your life.”

“Dont mourn over the past; it has no pity for you. Dont cry over the present; it has no sympathy for you; and dont weep over the future, it has no mercy on you.”

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

“The darkest storms color the brightest rainbows.”

“The darkest storms color the brightest rainbows.”

“Learn from the ocean; not fearing turbulence, it uses the wind against it to rise instead.”

“In order for a seed to rise, it must be buried in dirt; likewise, in order for the great to rise they must be buried in adversity.”

“A seed only begins to manifest its greatest potential the day it is buried in dirt.”

“Put in the time, learn something new, challenge your perception and know that a setback is an opportunity in hindsight”

“A mighty storm is inconsequential when facing a mighty ship.”

“Throwing dirt at a diamond does not diminish its value.”

“An original pebble is better than a counterfeit diamond.”

“We all come into the world rocks, but the enlightened leave it diamonds.”