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"If you look to money for happiness, you will be disappointed; to power, you will be disillusioned; to honor, you will be dissatisfied; to others, you will be disenchanted; but if you look to God, you will be fulfilled."
"The wise are like a river; they go forward and upward, never backward or downward."
"Your feet may be small, but travel much. Your hands may be little, but conquer much. Your eyes may be tiny, but perceive much. Your ears may be modest, but heed much."
"It is wise to buy acquaintances, but foolish to buy friends."
"The wise are like a sprouting seed; they go forward and upward, never backward or downward."
"Let them judge you, but remain virtuous. Let them criticize you, but remain wise. Let them misunderstand you, but remain kind. Let them hate you, but remain exceptional."
"Forgive those who hurt you yesterday. Reward those who help you today. Remember those who help you tomorrow."
"Charity is fortune, avarice is poverty, peace is treasure, and happiness is wealth."
"We can be the light, the lantern, the morning star in someone's life. Living as best we can with a kind and forgiving heart. Taking compassionate action. Taking the time to smile or to help someone or an animal in need can make all the difference. Living with personal integrity. Not being perfect, but doing the best we can to live our lives in such a way that guides others is more powerful than any words you could speak or write."
"A flower takes a while to grow, but can die in an instant; this is how it is with trust."
"Water is soft, but can maneuver any obstacle; be shrewd, and be gentle, and you too will be able to do likewise."
"Behind you, leave your enemies. Beside you, keep your family. Around you, maintain your friends. Within you, cherish God."
"Life comes once, live wisely."
"Stand alone when it is to your benefit, with others when it is to your advantage, and with everyone when it is to your empowerment."
"In calm waters you still find sharks."
"When the nest becomes too small a bird is ready to spread its wings and fly."
"A tree dances for the wind not because it enjoys it, but because it doesn’t want to break."
"One fish in your net is better than a thousand in the ocean."
"No tree becomes large without smaller trees hoping its branches get cut off."
"If a man could outpace his shadow, he would still find it waiting for him at the finishing line."
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