You become the master of what you master.

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.

Once we start writing with a pen, we are not allowed to erase our mistakes, we are forced to deal with it.

Your own thoughts can be your worst enemy!

Psychopaths know the technical difference between right and wrong - which is one of the reasons their insanity pleas in criminal cases so rarely succeed they just fail to act on that knowledge.

Our fathers waged a bloody conflict with England, because they were taxed without being represented. This is just what unmarried women of property are now.

You carry your past with you even if you don't remember any of it.

In success be moderate.

It's probably good for your body and brain to get moving occasionally.

Swimming is probably the ultimate of burnout sports.

Blood is the rose of mysterious union.

Wine is wonderful stuff. But so many people are put off by the snobbery of it.