As a rose blossoms despite being surrounded by thorns, bloom despite being surrounded by troubles.

A genuine smile is one of the world’s rarest treasures.

A fish that is afraid of drowning in a river is ignorant of its gifts.

A diamond earns its sparkle from the pressure it endures.

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

A determined seed cannot be hidden from the world, not even by dirt.

Calm skies don't make skillful eagles.

If you cry in the rain, only the sky will see your tears.

Birds keep singing beautiful songs, even if they have no audience.

Today's storms help you appreciate tomorrow’s sunshine.

Train the ears to hear more, the eyes to see more, the hands to do more, the feet to accomplish more, the mind to think more, the heart to feel more, and the soul to love more.

If you want to succeed, make it a study first then practice it and finally live it daily.

Obedience to God will bring blessings to you and others.

The safest road to Hell is the gradual one - the gentle slope soft underfoot without sudden turnings without milestones without signposts.

The sea, the stars, the night wind in waste places, mean more to me than even the human beings I love best.

Stir not the bitterness in the cup that I mixed for myself,' said Denethor. 'Have I not tasted it now many nights upon my tongue, foreboding that worse lay in the dregs?

Being an actor, you are recognized for being somebody else, whereas these books are distilled from me.

Philosophy only seems to offer endless dispute, with no cakes and ale.

All things in the world come from being. And being comes from non-being.

To savour Istanbul's back streets, to appreciate the vines and trees that endow its ruins with accidental grace, you must, first and foremost, be a stranger to them.

I guess we resist changing, because we are afraid of change.