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Love hopes. Love helps. Love heals. Love hears.

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

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When the blind lead the blind the world is full of casualties.

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If you want to know how fortunate you are, visit three places: the slum, the hospital, and the cemetery.

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The greatest universe is not somewhere out there, but inside of yourself.

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If you have a house but no home, you are homeless; knowledge but no wisdom, you are imprudent; acquaintances but no friends, you are lonely; money but no happiness, you are poor; and life but no joy, you are lifeless.

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The storm is the optimist’s friend, but the pessimist’s nightmare.

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Scars mean you fought. Wrinkles mean you lived. Heartache means you loved.

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It is better to be a lion for one day than a wolf for a lifetime.

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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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Use fear to become braver, pain to become stronger, trials to become wiser, and misfortune to become better.

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

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The sky’s dangers offer the eagle more opportunities than the nest’s comfort.

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The hen that lays the most eggs deserves the most food.

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Bad weather never stopped anyone from reaping a good harvest.

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A bird cannot fly upward if each wing is flapping in a different direction.

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A fish is a genius in water, an eagle is a genius in air, a fox is a genius on land, and a sage is a genius in life.

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An original pebble is better than a counterfeit diamond.

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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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A leaf has no power to resist when the wind blows, but when life’s storms rage, you do.

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Learn from the ocean; not fearing turbulence, it uses the wind against it to rise instead.

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If God charged us for every tear He shed for us, the world would be bankrupt.

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Sages see further with their eyes closed than scholars with their eyes open.

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Rainbows can’t rise without storms.

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What you conquer in your youth is your trophy in adulthood.

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You must walk on water, especially if you don’t know how to swim.

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Run to brilliance. Sprint to excellence. Soar to transcendence.

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Pleasure awakens the body, wisdom awakens the mind, joy awakens the heart, and love awakens the soul.

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It is never a river’s fault that one cannot swim.

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A seed only realizes its potential the day you bury it.

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In light, there is no darkness; and in darkness, there is no light.

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If the past could be changed, it would not exist. If the future could be stopped, it would not survive. If the present could be avoided, it would not prevail.

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If a man found his dream wife, it was because he was wide awake.

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Your knowledge can stir the world, your intellect can move it, your wisdom can shake it, but only your love can truly change it.

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The entire world above you, around you, beneath you, and beside you, is insignificant in comparison to the world within you.

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In poverty, friends are few; in prosperity, acquaintances are numerous; in affluence, associates are countless.

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In a crowd do not lose your individuality, and in your individuality do not lose the crowd.

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Be the calm in someone else’s storm.

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If you are too busy to love, you are too busy to live; if you are too busy to live, you are too busy to love.

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Experience is a collection of our successes and failures.

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In helping yourself, you prove you are strong; in helping others, you prove you are compassionate; in helping many, you prove you are generous; if helping everyone, you prove you are enlightened.

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

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The earliest bird gets the worm only if the worm is stupid enough to show up.

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Water is soft, but can maneuver any obstacle; be shrewd, and be gentle, and you too will be able to do likewise.

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The moon only dares compete with the stars when the sun is in its corner.

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Worry soils, even the purest mind.Envy poisons, even the purest heart.Greed sullies, even the purest soul.

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Rainbows earn their brightest colors in the storm.

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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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The uglier the storm the lovelier the rainbow.

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A book is a small library you can fit into your pocket.

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In my youth I had three teachers: friends, enemies, and books. In my adulthood I had three professors: God, nature, and life.

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

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A tree's beauty lies in its branches, but its strength lies in its roots.

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Turn your failures into lessons, your obstacles into opportunities, your tragedies into triumphs, and in no time you will turn your dreams into reality.

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

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Don’t be afraid of being alone; remember, when the sun rises, it rises with nobody at its side.

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Enough pain will keep you humble.Enough grief will keep you compassionate.Enough trouble will keep you strong.Enough hardship will keep you grateful.

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Justice is blind, but judges have eyes.

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Everyone should have a place in your heart, but only a special few should have a place in your life.

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If you pour more water into a river, it will not drown the fish.

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