Only dead leaves allow the wind to blow them to and fro.

A flower in a desert still has no reason to envy a thorn in a rainforest.

Yesterday says, “Forget me, but learn from me.” Today says, “Embrace me, yet utilize me.”Tomorrow says, “Anticipate me, then prepare for me.

In helping yourself, you prove you are strong; in helping others, you prove you are compassionate; in helping many, you prove you are generous; if helping everyone, you prove you are enlightened.

Three kinds of people achieve illumination: those who learn, those who teach, and those who do both continuously.

Rest as if you’ll live forever; work as if you’ll die today.

You can paint the whole sky black, but that won’t keep stars from shinning.

Your knowledge can stir the world, your intellect can move it, your wisdom can shake it, but only your love can truly change it.

When you have nothing, be hopeful; when you have little, be grateful; when you have much, be sensible; when you have everything, be humble.