“It is better to look forward to summer than to curse winter.”
“Throwing dirt on a seed only increases its value.”
“The sun cannot hide from its own light.”
“If you throw ice at the sun, it will melt; if you throw spears, they will burn; and if you throw bricks, they will crumble. The sun is invincible; all that comes before it is consumed.”
“You are not remembered for who you pull down, but who you lift up.”
“The world may be responsible for pushing you down, but you are responsible for pulling yourself up.”
“Critics do not determine how bright a star decides to shine.”
“Before I had a car, I had feet. Before I had a telephone, I had prayer. Before I had a degree, I had commonsense. Before I had a diploma, I had curiosity. Before I had knowledge, I had an opinion. Before I had a reputation, I had a character. Before I had a bodyguard, I had a friend. Before I had a wife, I had a mother. Before I had a son, I had a father. Before I had a body, I had a mind. Before I had a brain, I had a soul. Before I had a memory, I had an experience. Before I had a lifetime, I had a moment.”
“The weak forgive none, the strong forgive some, the great forgive many, and the enlightened forgive all. Trust unites, fear divides, mercy heals, and love conquers.”
“The mind has greater power than a computer. The heart has greater power than an engine. The soul has greater power than a reactor. The tongue has greater power than a sword. The eye has greater power than a camera. The ear has greater power than a recorder. The feet are a greater invention than the car. The hands are a greater invention than the carriage. The nose is a greater invention than the vacuum. The mouth is a greater invention than the megaphone. The stomach is a greater invention than the refrigerator. The skin is a greater invention than clothes.”
“What you do doesn t frighten your enemies as much as what you are.”
“The storm is what they threw at me, the hurricane is what I became.”
“When surrounded by darkness your only duty is to shine.”
“If everyone decided to forgive at least one person who hurt them by the end of the year, the world would be filled with people exchanging hugs and kisses, instead of words and bullets.”
“When you cannot move a mountain, it is only because you were meant to climb it.”
“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.”
“When seeds want to rise they drop everything that is weighing them down.”