Life Quote Quotes - Page 5

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

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There are three things that a beggar and a rich person share every day: the sun, the moon, and the stars.

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

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A tree is honored for the size of its fruit, not the size of its leaves.

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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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Ears for wisdom, hands for work, eyes for opportunities, and a mouth for thanks.

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

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A bird will only eat from a hand it trusts.

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If you kick a lion when it is down, God help you when it gets up.

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The sun does not rise to earn praise; it just shines, and the whole world pays homage.

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

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A lion conquers more in one day than a sheep in a lifetime.

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

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One who conquers the sea today is ready to conquer the ocean tomorrow.

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You have little control over the world around you, but full control over the world within you.

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If you tend to a flower, it will bloom, no matter how many weeds surround it.

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A warrior is defined by his scars, not his medals.

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Cowards shrink from challenges, weaklings flee from them, and warriors wink at them.

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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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If you have never walked a mile in someone’s shoes, do not mock the soars on his feet.

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You are beloved; even if you were the last person on earth, the sun would rise for you.

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A wolf can only mock a lion thousands of miles away.

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Snails do not despair for having short legs, but rejoice for being able to travel long distances in spite of them.

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A flower blooming in a storm is stronger than a tree blossoming under a rainbow.

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Happy is he who marries the woman he wants, happier is he who marries the woman he needs, and happiest is he who marries the woman he wants and needs.

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No matter how tall and wide darkness is, it cannot block the stars.

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The greater the fruit a trees bears, the greater the number of stones thrown at it.

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Cheerfulness will help you draw strangers, cleverness will help gain acquaintances, faithfulness will help you keep companions, and kindness will help you multiply friends.

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Make your wife happier, children wiser, yourself kinder, and you will make your life better.

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To be ordinary, be normal; to be original, be different; to be valuable, be unique; to be priceless, be yourself.

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Don’t miss the opportunity to fly with eagles tomorrow because chickens invited you to run with them today.

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A small sharp axe can cut down more trees than a big dull one.

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It is on the canvass of the darkest storms that the brightest rainbows are painted.

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If Noah waited for signs of rain to build an ark, he would have been swept away by the flood.

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You don’t command wind in the direction it blows, but you command a ship in the direction it sails.

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Great winds only challenge great trees.

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To be happy: the simple pursue pleasure, the common pursue riches, the uncommon pursue knowledge, and the exceptional pursue wisdom.

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If you fail a thousand times, find a thousand and one ways to succeed.

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To achieve success, ignore doubt; fame, ignore haters; greatness, ignore fear; and immortality, ignore hardship.

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If the road to your dreams is full of potholes, take the highway.

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The less you want, the happier you are; the happier you are, the less you want.

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If you shake a tree, fruit must fall, no matter how reluctant it is.

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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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Your strength lies in knowledge, your power lies in wisdom, your treasure lies in understanding, and your wealth lies in life.

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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.

Learn like an amateur. Train like a champion. Fight like a warrior. Triumph like a conqueror.

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Don’t waste time watering a weed hoping to transform it into a flower.

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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 want to be strong, love yourself; if you want to be powerful, love others; if you want to be invincible, love everyone.

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Confuse them with your intelligence, baffle them with your excellence, bewilder them with your brilliance, and perplex them with your transcendence.

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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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If you guide others out of the dark, you are a star, even if no one knows your name.

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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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Words let you know what is in someone’s mind, deeds let you know what is in someone’s heart, and character lets you know what is in someone’s soul.

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To help yourself, help others; to help others, help yourself.

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If your present thoughts do not lift you higher than your previous ones, rid yourself of them.

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