Courage is a warrior, wisdom is a sage, virtue is a priest, and love is poet.

A tree is only as good as the seed it is stems from.

Love lost is better than hate found. True criticism is better than false praise. Genuine enemies are better than counterfeit friends.

There is no greater beast than envy, no greater thief than fear, no greater enemy than greed, no greater predator than wrath, and no greater poison than bitterness.

Lend your ears to the deaf, your eyes to the blind, your hands to the weak, your tongue to the mute, your mind to the perplexed, and your heart to the weary.

It is in the stormiest skies that eagles find their true calling.

Prayer is the best way to hug those who are far away.

If roses did not suffer thorns on their journey to beauty, they would lose out on becoming masterpieces.

A small sharp axe clears a forest quicker than a big blunt one.

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.