Your worth is not what you have, but who you are.
A flower earns its honor in the dirt.
Children move stones with their feet. Men move rocks with their hands. Women move mountains with their hearts.
Light has nowhere to hide in the dark.
The prettiest flowers earn their honor in the ugliest dirt.
If stars needed the sky's permission to shine, the universe would be a very dark place.
Darkness will always be a servant of light.
A rose does not answer its enemies with words, but with beauty.
A seed neither fears light nor darkness, but uses both to grow.
You fall because you are human, and rise because you are divine.
A flower does not use words to announce its arrival to the world; it just blooms.
Thunder roars but does not strike. Lightning strikes but does not roar. Choose to be lightning.
Your highest thoughts sometimes arise in your lowest moments.
What you do doesn't frighten your enemies as much as what you are.
Stars do not pull each other down to be more visible; they shine brighter.
The world is already full of critics; to stand out, be an encourager.
A rainbow is not afraid of showing its true colors because it knows it is beautiful inside out.
When people try to bury you, remind yourself you are a seed.
An acorn is an oak tree turned inside out.
Learn from stars; even in the dark they give off light, not despair.
Become braver, stronger, wiser, kinder, and you will become better.
When surrounded by darkness your only duty is to shine.
The most important person you meet in life is your higher self.
The storm is what they threw at me, the hurricane is what I became.
Count the roses, not the thorns.
Lovers never hate, haters never love.
Light in your mind is better than darkness in your soul.
When all seems to be against you, remember, a ship sometimes has to sail against the current, not with it.
Be noble like the sun; let even those who resent you for shinning benefit from your warmth.
When the world told the caterpillar its life was over, the butterfly objected, “My life has just begun.
If you want to know a person’s true character, observe how he treats those who don’t matter.
Be like the sun; never let the opinions of those who hate you dull your shine.
Critics are loud, but success is louder.
When seeds want to rise they drop everything that is weighing them down.
It takes greater faith to dance in the dark than to rest in light.
When the world throws rocks at you, turn them into diamonds.
Love is spiritual oxygen; without it, the soul dies.
The soul is the entryway to the heart,the heart is the doorway to the mind,the mind is the hallway to the world,and the world is the passageway to the universe.
Be like seeds; do not see dirt thrown at you as your enemy, but as ground to grow.
If you tend to a flower, it will bloom, no matter how many weeds surround it.
If you listen to critics for too long, you will become deaf to success.
A fish that is afraid of drowning in a river is ignorant of its gifts.
Learn as much as you can. Love as much as you should.
The greater the darkness the brighter your light.
Light cannot lose in a race against darkness, even if denied a head start.
The smallest light has greater power than the largest darkness.
Love is the soul's treasure.
Light is warmer than darkness.
A diamond earns its sparkle from the pressure it endures.
Don’t be afraid of criticism; the tallest trees are always confronted by the strongest winds.
A star is not honored for its size, but for its light.
It is better to walk in light than to dance in darkness.
Only what is below you tries to pull you down.
It is easier to pluck a flower than to nurture it; which is why some would prefer to destroy your talents than nurture them.
A star does not compete with other stars around it; it just shines.
Roses do not bloom hurriedly; for beauty, like any masterpiece, takes time to blossom.
If you know who you are, no one can convince you to be who you are not.
If roses tried to be sunflowers, they would lose their beauty; and if sunflowers tried to be roses, they would lose their strength.
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.
You are no richer than what you carry in your mind, no stronger than what you hold in your heart, and no purer than what you harbor in your soul.
If you kick a lion when it is down, God help you when it gets up.
If a lion turned every time small dogs barked at it, it would be the laughing stock of the jungle.
Jealousy says, “Compete with each other.” Envy says, “Destroy each other.” Empathy says, “Help each other.” Love says, “Empower each other.
The louder the dogs bark the less a lion feels threatened.
Busy hands achieve more than idle tongues.
Cowards shrink from challenges, weaklings flee from them, but warriors wink at them.
If roses were not special weeds would not envy them.
The road to success is paved with doubters and haters.
As a child, you were a cub; as a youth, you were a fox; as an adult, you were a lion; but as an elder, you became an owl.
It is in vain to try and stop a star from rising, even with a ladder.
Enemies stab you in the back, true friends jab you in the front.
The larger the bricks your enemies throw at you the larger the palace you are going to build.
The early bird gets the worm, and the early fox gets the bird.
We do not rise by making other people fall.
Don’t let mediocre people talk you out of your dreams; lions have little in common with sheep.
A rose, no matter how beautiful, still has to contend with thorns.
The most irrelevant thing in your life is the opinion of your haters.
An archer must never blame a target for missing it.
When reaching for the stars, beware of those who want to cut off your hands.
False friends can be bought, but true friendship is priceless.
Love is the strongest angel. Hate is the ugliest demon.
You were given fingers to count your own blessings, not someone else's.
Dance to the beat of your own drum; whether the world likes your rhythmic movements or not.
An angel who makes you cry is better than a devil who makes you smile.
If you are waiting for the perfect spouse, you are waiting for the perfect disappointment.
If you press grapes, wine will pour out; if you crush roses, perfume will pour out; if you afflict the talented, genius will pour out.
When people try to pull you down, remember, they had to look up to do so.
As only dead leaves allow the wind to blow them to and fro, never allow yourself to be swayed by popular opinion.
Jealousy stings, envy poisons, anger harms, and hate murders.
When life hands you dirt plant seeds.
Death offers you thorns, eternity offers you roses, and life offers you both.
Turn off the hate. Turn up the love.
If you base your worth on other people's opinion of you, you will be worth little or nothing by the time you encounter your first critic.
If people haven't walked a mile in your shoes, don't listen to them if they mock the sores on your feet.
When blowing out someone’s candle you risk blowing out your own.
The world accommodates you for fitting in, but only rewards you for standing out.
To avoid enemies, say nothing; to avoid critics, do nothing; to avoid haters, be nothing; but to avoid mediocrity, ignore all.
Learn from seeds; they don’t die when you throw dirt at them; they grow.
Respect your haters; they are always the first to show you that you are better than them.
Ignore those who resent you. Avoid those who begrudge you. Excuse those who envy you. Pity those who hate you.
Don’t try to silence other people’s genius because you’re too deaf to hear your own.
Love in the rain is better than hate in the sunshine.
Love on its worst day conquers hate on its best day.
When two souls are one, they hear each other, even in silence.
Faith is stronger than a stone. Joy is taller than a mountain. Love is wider than an ocean.
Love is the only brick that hits you on the head and gives you a smile instead of tears.
Love is my mother. Joy is my sister. Knowledge is brother. Wisdom is my soulmate.
Joy is God's smile; love is God's laughter.