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Water your dreams with fear, and they will wilt; with doubt, and they will wither; with hope, and they will grow; with faith, and they will flourish.

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Seeds you plant today determine the harvest you reap tomorrow.

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Your mind shines brightest when you enlighten others; your heart, when you encourage others; your soul, when you elevate others; and your life, when you empower others.

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At ten, you are foolish. At twenty, you are naive. At thirty, you are alert. At forty, you are experienced. At fifty, you are wise.

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Planting your own garden is better than waiting for someone to bring you flowers.

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If an opportunity comes dressed in trouble’s apparel, do not scorn it.

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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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Knowing what to say is sense, when to say it is intelligence, how to say it is wisdom, why and how to say it is enlightenment.

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Talent is like a little seed; when nurtured, it will flourish.

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

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Skill gives you legs to jog, talent gives you legs to run, brilliance gives you legs to sprint, but genius gives you wings to fly.

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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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The wise are like a river; they go forward and upward, never backward or downward.

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Forgive those who hurt you yesterday.Reward those who help you today.Remember those who help you tomorrow.

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It is wise to buy acquaintances, but foolish to buy friends.

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Water returns to the ocean. Light returns to the sun. Life returns to God.

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If death blew a trumpet each time he was coming, there would be no one to greet him on arrival.

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

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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.

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Talk less. Do more. Fear less. Achieve more.

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A bee does not need to follow you to give you honey: you follow it. Become a person of value and you too won’t have to beg anyone to follow you.

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The distance between two minds is understanding.

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A tree dances for the wind not because it enjoys it, but because it doesn’t want to break.

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At the end of every dark storm is a bright rainbow.

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If you have never reached rock bottom, you have never attended the school of greatness.

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The most beautiful rose still has to contend with ugly thorns.

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When people smile at a rich man, they are smiling at his wallet.

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Love lost is better than hate found. True criticism is better than false praise. Genuine enemies are better than counterfeit friends.

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Dear fear, I’m divorcing you. Dear courage, I’m courting you. Dear hope, I’m pursuing you. Dear love, I’m marrying you.

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Knowledge offers you strength. Wisdom promises you influence. Understanding assures you wealth. Love guarantees you power.

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Give of yourself to others and others will give of themselves to you.

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Lust promises you the world, and disappoints. Love promises you the universe, and delivers.

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Jealousy says, “Compete with each other.” Envy says, “Destroy each other.” Empathy says, “Help each other.” Love says, “Empower each other.

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A sword can only pierce the body, but love can pierce the soul.

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Love has two rules: the first one is love, and the second one is love some more.

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Love is your greatest asset, fear is your greatest liability, and joy is your greatest reward.

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When you hear love calling you, don’t pretend to be deaf.

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The world’s most lethal venom is not found on the tongues of serpents, but on the tongues of a disgruntled wife.

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Grief gives you a hundred reasons to cry; hope gives you a thousand reasons to smile, joy gives you a million reasons to laugh, and love gives you billion reasons to rejoice.

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When two souls are one, they hear each other, even in silence.

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The blind can see love, the deaf can hear love, the mute can express love, and the disabled can carry love.

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To appreciate pleasure, someone had to experience pain; to appreciate joy, some had to experience sorrow; to appreciate love, some had to experience heartache; to appreciate freedom, some had to experience fear.

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Truth is straight like a line. Virtue is firm like a wall. Wisdom is tall like a mountain. Love is wide like an ocean.

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Love is loud; the soul hears it, even if the universe is deaf.

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Pray for faith, hope for peace, strive for unity, and persevere for harmony.

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One who is wise is rich, one who is virtuous is wealthy, one who is happy is affluent, and one who is loving is prosperous.

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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.

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Wisdom knows the way. Understanding sees the way. Passion feels the way. Love goes all the way.

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The world’s most beautiful angel is love inside your soul.

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Truth is my weapon. Knowledge is my armor. Wisdom is my strategist. Love is my warrior.

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Learn a lot. Laugh a lot. Love a lot. Live a lot.

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The only weapon you are allowed to kill anyone with is kindness.

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A day in a storm strengthens you more than a thousand in sunshine.

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It is in vain to hide a fruitful seed in fertile soil.

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The poor can dream. The weak can hope. The helpless can strive. The powerless can rise.

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