Truth said, “I am your brother.”Understanding said, “I am your sister.”Knowledge said, “I am your father.”Wisdom said, “I am your mother.”Shallowness said, “I am your rival.”Ignorance said, “I am your enemy.”Literacy said, “I am your adversary.”Stupidity said, “I am your nemesis.

Your mind is a paintbrush,your imagination is a canvass,and your thoughts are your masterpiece.Your heart is a paintbrush,your desires are a canvass,and your actions are your masterpiece.Your soul is a paintbrush,your world is a canvass,and your life is your masterpiece.

If you want to sing, sing like today is your last.If you want to dance, dance like today is your last.If you want to laugh, laugh like today is your last.If birds sing without worrying about who is listening to them, and monkeys dance without worrying about who is watching them, and hyenas laugh without worrying about who is mocking them, then you too must do what you do best without worrying about who is ridiculing you.

The first time you fail it is a mistake, the second time it is carelessness, the third time it is incompetence,the fourth time it is mediocrity,and the fifth time it is inability.The first time you succeed it is chance, the second time it is luck, the third time it is skill,the fourth time it is talent,and the fifth time it is genius.

I was taught by family at ten.I was taught by books at twenty.I was taught by enemies at thirty.I was taught by nature at forty.I was taught by life at fifty.At ten, I was foolish.At twenty, I was naïve.At thirty, I was alert.At forty, I was experienced.At fifty, I was wise.

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.

Wisdom is my religion.Books are my priest.Libraries are my temple.Enlightenment is my heaven.Love is my religion.Compassion is my priest.The world is my temple.The universe is my heaven.Truth is my religion.Conscience is my priest.Conviction is my temple.Virtue is my heaven.Freedom is my religion.Tolerance is my priest.Harmony is my temple.Peace is my heaven.Nature is my religion.Light is my priest.Time is my temple.Eternity is my heaven.

I am injustice,” said tyranny.“I am lawlessness,” said corruption.“I am inequality,” said bigotry.“I am intolerance,” said racism.“I am destruction,” said immorality.“I am independence,” said freedom.“I am fairness,” said justice. “I am humanity,” said compassion.“I am tolerance,” said understanding.“I am restoration,” said goodness.

Identify who you are.Understand who you are.Appreciate who you are.Embrace who you are.Celebrate who you are.Enjoy who you are.Respect who you are.Love who you are.