Life Lessons Quotes - Page 3

Be like seeds; do not see dirt thrown at you as your enemy, but as ground to grow.

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A rose does not answer its enemies with words, but with beauty.

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If seeds despaired in their darkest hours, they would never rise to enjoy their brightest days.

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Today’s storms usher in tomorrow’s sunshine.

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Roses do not bloom hurriedly; for beauty, like any masterpiece, takes time to blossom.

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Every seed must rise through dirt to enjoy the sunshine.

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If the grass is greener on the other side, try planting better seeds.

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You are as the sun; the world is your stage; even without an audience, shine.

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Your end can be greater than your beginning: butterflies are the greatest proof of this.

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When the world told the caterpillar its life was over, the butterfly objected, “My life has just begun.

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If you have much, be generous; if you have little, be grateful; even if you have nothing, be hopeful.

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The early bird gets the first worm, but the wisest bird gets the fastest one.

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When you have the world on your shoulders, God alone can help you carry it.

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One who fishes in shallow waters limits the kind of fish he can catch.

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Helping yourself is common sense, helping others is virtue, helping yourself and others is enlightenment.

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If you have nothing but joy in this life, you are still rich.

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If beautiful lilies bloom in ugly waters, you too can blossom in ugly situations.

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Where the world only sees a seed, an optimist sees a tree.

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Never give a negative thought an inch or it will take a mile.

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When you count your blessings, count life twice.

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You are a gift to the universe, but a package is only valuable if it allows itself to be unwrapped.

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In a world full of pebbles dare to be a diamond.

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Life is like that...sometimes you have to peel off the bitterness in order to get to the part that is sweet.

If you want to shine, sit before a lamp; if you want to shine brighter, sit before a fire; but if you want to shine the brightest, sit before a sage.

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If you have food on your table, clothes on your back, a roof on your head, and a dream in your heart, you have everything you need in life.

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Ignorance is your opponent, fear is your enemy, vice is your adversary, virtue is your friend, and wisdom is your helper.

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When life’s journey is wearisome, put on hope’s shoes.

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If seeds waited for perfect conditions to grow, there would be no plants in the desert.

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One who thinks for himself is a threat to his enemies, a refuge to his acquaintances, a prize to his friends, and a gift to the world.

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As only dead leaves allow the wind to blow them to and fro, never allow yourself to be swayed by popular opinion.

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Dear past, I survived you. Dear present, I’m ready for you. Dear future, I’m coming for you.

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Let go of the past, even if it offers you Heaven; embrace the future, even if it offers you Hell.

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If birds sing without worrying about who is listening to them, and monkeys dance without worrying about who is watching them, and hyenas laugh without worrying about who is mocking them, then you too must do what you do best without worrying about who is ridiculing you.

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One who protects himself from negative thoughts protects himself from negative outcomes.

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The most beautiful people are those who bring out the beauty in others.

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The worm’s bad luck is the bird’s good fortune.

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A dove struggling in a storm grows stronger than an eagle soaring in sunshine.

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The garden of your dreams is watered by the sweat of excellence.

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Life is short, death is long, days are narrow, and years are wide.

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Those who laugh with you when you laugh are acquaintances, those who cry with you when you cry are companions, and those who do both are friends.

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The weak dread the storm, the foolish invite the storm, the wise avoid the storm,the strong battle the storm, and the great overcome the storm.

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The past is your teacher. The present is your opportunity. The future is your reward.

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Only dead leaves allow the wind to blow them to and fro.

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Wine had to be grapes first. Diamonds had to be rocks first. Butterflies had to be caterpillars first. Rainbows had to be storms first.

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A bird will only fall from the sky when it stops believing in its ability to fly, and a fish will only drown in water when it stops believing in its ability to swim.

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Your mind is a gift. Your heart is a prize. Your soul is a blessing. Your life is a reward.

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A flower in a desert still has no reason to envy a thorn in a rainforest.

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No matter how deep you bury good seeds, they always find a way to rise.

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One who is not afraid to die lives, and one who is afraid to live dies.

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If birds did not believe in their ability to fly, the sky would be empty.

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If you live in the desert, view the sun not as your enemy, but as your friend. If you live in the wilderness, view nature not as your adversary, but as your companion.

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If the sky had no tears, the world would have no rainbows.

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If the world gives you a thousand reasons to cry, find a thousand and one reasons to smile.

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A bird that sings too much will only lose its voice, but a bird that does not sing at all will lose its symphonies.

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The sun is never denied the light it gives; likewise, you are never denied the kindness you bestow.

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Don’t mourn over the past; it has no pity for you. Don’t cry over the present, it has no sympathy for you, and I don’t weep the future, it has no mercy on you.

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Be humble as you learn, confident as you teach, and modest when you have mastered both.

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The greatest weight a bird gives up when preparing to fly is fear.

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Esteem intelligence, cherish knowledge, and value understanding, but trust wisdom.

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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.

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