“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.”

“Love lost is better than hate found. True criticism is better than false praise. Genuine enemies are better than counterfeit friends.”

“A stone, no matter how small, resists the wind.”

“The opinion of success matters more than the opinions of your critics.”

“The sky is the limit only if you have a problem with reaching for the stars.”

“An acorn is an oak tree inside out.”

“You don't scale a mountain with your mouth, but with your feet.”

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