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

If you press grapes, wine will pour out; if you crush roses, perfume will pour out; if you afflict the talented, genius will pour out.

When life hands you dirt plant seeds.

Wind either breaks a tree or teaches it to dance.

Dancing in the rain is better than despairing in the storm.

If you share in my lows, you can share in my highs.

One friend in a storm is worth more than a thousand friends in sunshine.

Don’t resent the sky for its storms; rejoice at the sky for its rainbows.

You don’t have to wait for a storm to pass to paint your own rainbow.