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A rose would be miserable if it was forced to be a daisy, no matter how much water it was fed.

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Learn from a river; obstacles may force it to change its course, but never its destination.

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Don't water anything that you don't want to grow in your life.

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A virtuous spouse adds years to your life, a wise one adds decades, but a loving one adds an eternity to your life.

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When you look at a rose try to focus on its beauty, not its thorns.

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If roses tried to be sunflowers, they would lose their beauty; and if sunflowers tried to be roses, they would lose their strength.

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You are strong because of what you overcame, brave because of what you defeated, fierce because of what you mastered, and powerful because of what you conquered.

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Ignore those who resent you. Avoid those who begrudge you. Excuse those who envy you. Pity those who hate you.

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Storms are rainbow’s inside out.

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You can blow out a candle, but you cannot blow out a star.

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When I was poor, I was rich because I was happy; when I was wealthy, I was poor because I was sad.

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Light travels half away around the world while darkness is still putting its shoes on.

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A diamond only truly appreciates pressure the day it begins to shine.

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What others think of you doesn't matter as much as what you think of yourself.

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It is in the storm, not the calm, that a rainbow is born.

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Money is a great asset, talent is an extraordinary asset, and courage is an exceptional asset.

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No matter how beautiful a rose is it must still grow in dirt.

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

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One who wishes to cross the ocean first builds a ship.

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To encourage people, walk beside them. To inspire people, walk in front of them. To drive people, walk behind them. To lead people, walk with them.

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If the sky was the limit, stars would not light our way to the edge of the universe.

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Do not curse the well that quenches your thirst.

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The heart you kiss today, the lips you kiss tomorrow.

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Be merry, because it confuses your enemies; happy, because it annoys them; cheerful, because it angers them; and joyful, because it kills them.

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In the body is tremendous strength, in the mind is brilliant potential, in the heart is extraordinary influence, and in the soul is remarkable power.

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No one tries to stone a tree whose fruit is not ripe.

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Love is black. Love is white. Love is brown. Love is humanity.

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It is difficult to fill a broken vessel, and impossible to fill a leaking one.

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We all come into the world rocks, but the enlightened leave it diamonds.

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Have the mind of a swam, the heart of a lion, the tongue of a serpent, the flair of a swam, and the soul of a dove.

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

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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 don’t weep over the future, it has no mercy on you.

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If a ship is strong, the ocean's tides do not trouble it.

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You don't scale a mountain with your mouth, but with your feet.

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An acorn is an oak tree inside out.

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The greatest gift you can open is your arms to someone in need.

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The brave with all of their weaknesses are better than the cowardly with all of their strengths.

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A scholar’s pen is more valuable than a warrior’s sword.

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

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A heart full of love is worth more than a purse full of coins.

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

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The saddest day in the woods is when birds run out of happy songs to sing.

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Brilliance is the masterpiece of your mind. Excellence is the masterpiece of your heart. Genius is the masterpiece of your soul.

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If you swim with sharks, make sure you have the appetite of a whale.

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It is only safe to mock a crocodile when you have crossed the river.

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A lion is born knowing how to hunt, but has to learn how to hunt well.

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When you look into the mirror, you can’t even see your heart; but when God looks at your shadow, He sees your soul.

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I have the soul of a white man, the soul of a black man, the soul of an Asian man; the soul of every man.

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

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The sun stands out not because it merely shines, but because it shines on everyone.

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An angry wife can be more frightening than an army of disgruntled soldiers.

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A shrewd enemy will teach you more than a foolish friend.

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Learn more than others. Work more than others. Succeed more than others. Give more than others.

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No tree becomes large without smaller trees hoping its branches get cut off.

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Anger is loud, rage is deafening, and wrath is thunderous; only love can silence them.

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Regard those who respect you.Esteem those who honor you.Cherish those who love you.Reward those who adore you.

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A tree will not wither and die because the wind blew away one leaf.

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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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Your mind is an entire world, your heart is an entire cosmos, and your soul is an entire universe.

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A flower that refuses to bloom robs the world of its beauty.

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