“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.”

“Fear is the will's little baby. It arises with the possibility you will lose what you desire.”

“If you get too close to the sun, you will burn; if you get too far, you will freeze: this is how it is with passion.”

“Plucking a rose only proves you desire it, but nurturing it proves you love it.”

“It is the worst people in your life that teach you the best lessons.”

“Thoughts can only hurt you with your permission, feelings can only wound you with your consent, experiences can only damage you with your authorization; life can only ruin you with your approval.”

“Experience is a collection of our successes and failures.”

“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.”