Doubt your critics, never your dreams;your weaknesses, never your strengths;your enemies, never your friends;and your circumstances, but never doubt yourself.Embrace your intelligence, never your ignorance;your humility, never your pride;your faith, never your doubts;and your virtues, but never embrace your vices.

Don't trust a mirror that only tells you how wonderful you look.

If a lion turned every time small dogs barked at it, it would be the laughing stock of the jungle.

The louder the dogs bark the less a lion feels threatened.

It is easier to pluck a flower than to nurture it; which is why some would prefer to destroy your talents than nurture them.

The larger the bricks your enemies throw at you the larger the palace you are going to build.

Don’t let mediocre people talk you out of your dreams; lions have little in common with sheep.

To avoid enemies, say nothing; to avoid critics, do nothing; to avoid haters, be nothing; but to avoid mediocrity, ignore them all.

They fired arrows at me, but I did not fire back. I picked them up instead to build my castle.