“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.”

“To learn how to swim, observe fish; how to hunt, observe lions; how to work, observe bees, and how to live, observe sages.”

“Listen until you're the smartest.Learn until you're the wisest.Live until you're the merriest.Love until you're the kindest.”

“Learn to process what happens as a positive.”

“Be slow to teach, and quick to learn.”

“We live to read.”

“Beautiful gifts sometimes come wrapped in ugly paper.”