Matshona Dhliwayo quote: "One who thinks for himself is a threat to his enemies, a refuge to his acquaintances, a prize to his friends, and a gift to the world."

Your mind shines brightest when you enlighten others; your heart, when you encourage others; your so...
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Take all men as your brothers; all women as your sisters; and all children as your sons and daughter...
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I have the soul of a white man, the soul of a black man, the soul of an Asian man; the soul of every...
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The soul was the first temple; love was the first religion.
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Unity is strength. Synergy is might. Teamwork is power.
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Laugh more. Listen more. Learn more. Love more.
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Two thirds of faith is courage. Two thirds of hope is patience. Two thirds of virtue is love.
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There is no gem like truth, no wealth like knowledge, no treasure like understanding, and no jewel l...
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Faith is the boat on which you cross the ocean of your fears.
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A wounded lion is still fiercer than a healthy wolf.
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Courage quits when it is tired; faith quits when it has won.
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A rose struggling in a desert is still braver than a flower flourishing in a rain forest.
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The highest wall anyone can scale is ignorance; the tallest mountain anyone can conquer is fear.
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Stars shine even for those who refuse to look up.
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Roses do not take beauty advice from weeds.
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Roses have no reason to envy daisies.
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The sun is not jealous of the stars, and is therefore able to benefit from them at night.
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A rose, no matter how beautiful, still has to contend with thorns.
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If your critics lack sense, you are steps ahead of them. If you have sense, you are miles ahead of t...
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Worry soils, even the purest mind.
Envy poisons, even the purest heart.
Greed sullies, eve...
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Pulling others down leaves you less time to pull yourself up.
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There is no greater beast than envy, no greater thief than fear, no greater enemy than greed, no gre...
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When the sun rises it casts a shadow on what does not shine as bright as it.
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Do not hold grudges against those who try to keep you down; the higher you go, the smaller they beco...
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Be who your enemies dread you'll become.
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No one tries to stone a tree whose fruit is not ripe.
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Excellence annoys your haters, success infuriates them, and genius kills them.
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People only stone a tree that is full of ripe fruit.
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Envy is admiration laced with resentment.
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Only what is below you tries to pull you down.
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When reaching for the stars, beware of those who want to cut off your hands.
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A rose does not lose sleep because it was mocked by weeds.
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One who throws stones at others has less to use to build his own house.
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They fired arrows at me, but I did not fire back. I picked them up instead to build my castle.
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Because the moon is not jealous of the sun, it benefits from its light.
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The riper a tree's fruit, the more stones people cast at it.
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Jealousy stings, envy poisons, anger harms, and hate murders.
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Work while they talk, strive while they mock, persevere while they jeer, succeed while they hate.
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Don’t use your energy to hate on anyone; use it to create the life you desire.
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It is easier to pluck a flower than to nurture it; which is why some would prefer to destroy your ta...
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The world is already full of critics; to stand out, be an encourager.
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You are not remembered for who you pull down, but who you lift up.
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When they judge you, yawn.
When they misunderstand you, smile.
When they underestimate you...
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If you were able to fall a hundred times as a child and rise, you are able to fall a thousand times ...
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Don't run with the crowd; fly with the stars.
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Persevere like a seed; even when people try to bury you, flourish.
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In helping yourself, you prove you are strong; in helping others, you prove you are compassionate; i...
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If you want little, give little; if you want much, give much; if you want all, give all.
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If you have much, be generous; if you have little, be grateful; even if you have nothing, be hopeful...
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Trees generously share their fruit.
Bees generously share their honey.
Flowers generously ...
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Cheerfulness will help you draw strangers, cleverness will help gain acquaintances, faithfulness wil...
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Love makes you strong when others are weak, brave when others are scared, hopeful when others are de...
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If you tend to a flower, it will bloom, no matter how many weeds surround it.
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If roses were not special weeds would not envy them.
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Don’t try to silence other people’s genius because you’re too deaf to hear your own.
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If an ant carries an object a hundred times its weight, you can carry burdens many times your size.
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You are like a seed; your greater beauty lies not on the outside, but within.
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Talent is like a little seed; when nurtured, it will flourish.
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The mind is a god; it creates its own reality.
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The mind is the ultimate hallway to the world; the soul is the ultimate stairway to the universe.
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Your deepest scars tell the world of your greatest triumphs.
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A warrior is defined by his scars, not his medals.
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Overcoming what frightens you the most strengthens you the most.
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The blind can see love, the deaf can hear love, the mute can express love, and the disabled can carr...
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Breaking from the herd is better than getting lost in it.
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The world accommodates you for fitting in, but only rewards you for standing out.
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The more you hesitate to do an important task, the more urgent it becomes.
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If you have food on your table, clothes on your back, a roof on your head, and a dream in your heart...
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Your father you esteem.
Your mother you pamper.
Your relatives you regard.
Your frien...
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The greatest prison anyone can escape from is ignorance.
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The greater the fruit a tree bears, the greater the number of stones thrown at it.
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The greater the fruit a trees bears, the greater the number of stones thrown at it.
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When a rock transforms into a diamond, lesser stones will not speak of its beauty, but speak of its ...
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To think too long about doing something doesn’t take away the urgency of doing it.
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Procrastination is when one stares at time instead of utilizing it. Folly is when one stares at an o...
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Keep friends. Lose enemies. Multiply allies. Increase comrades.
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If you step on everyone's toes, you will have no one to dance with.
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Imprudent people accumulate adversaries, intelligent people accumulate acquaintances, and enlightene...
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When you surround yourself with clever people, you have a board of advisers that you don’t have to...
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Feed your enemies with a long spoon so they can't bite your hand.
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Small truths have greater power than big lies.
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The courageous venture into the unknown;
the persevering conquer it.
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Aim high,
fight hard.
Never aim low,
never fight soft.
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When your critics raise hell keep building your heaven.
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Pain in the wilderness is an investment in pleasure in the Promised Land.
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Beginning the race is courage. Going the distance is faith.
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Pain is the seasoning that gives pleasure its flavor.
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Be like the sun; never let the opinions of those who hate you dull your shine.
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If your inner light is on, the darker it gets, the brighter you shine.
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Your inner light has the power to light up the world.
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The ordinary think inside of the box, the extraordinary think outside of the box, but genius thinks ...
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Ordinary people pursue money, simple people pursue power, average people pursue fame, but extraordin...
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The mistakes of the wise are better than the wisdom of fools.
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He who has power over himself has power over his greatest enemy.
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One note does not make a symphony; one artist does not make an orchestra.
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God tells you where to look; love tells you what to see.
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The soul's rainbow has more colors than the sky's stars.
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Learn from the Sun; on account of its warmth it doesn’t need to beg anyone to esteem it
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If roses tried to be sunflowers, they would lose their beauty; and if sunflowers tried to be roses, ...
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Water has no mouth, but swallows many.
Light has no hands, but touches many.
Wind has no...
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If a lion invites you home for dinner, it is you he wants to serve as a meal to his guests.
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As a bird with beautiful feathers is the target of hunters, so the gifted are targets of the envious...
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The entire world above you, around you, beneath you, and beside you, is insignificant in comparison ...
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It is easier to wipe a thousand tears from your eyes than to wipe a single tear from your soul.
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Be so warm that people mistake you for the sun; so bright that people mistake you for the stars; and...
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A bird cannot love freely when caged.
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Live each day as if it were your last; love each day as if you will live forever.
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Marry your future, court your present; divorce your past.
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Finding a wife is easy; keeping her happy takes work.
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Pursuing your dreams is the best way of insulating yourself from your nightmares.
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Temporary failure will not prevent you from achieving lasting success.
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Battling wolves today strengthens you for battling lions tomorrow.
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Your brightest light will take you to your greatest heights.
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Be like stars; instead of cursing the darkness, shine.
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You don’t have to speak for your work if it truly has its own voice.
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Plenty of errors lead to plenty of failures.
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A wise person can do more with one opportunity than a fool with a thousand.
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In a group of intelligent men expect only one to be wise.
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Tell a man, he might understand; show a man, he will understand.
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Pride can destroy a man quicker than ignorance.
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An ignorant person is quick to pick up a sword; a wise person is quick to pick up a book.
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Court truth, marry virtue, divorce ignorance.
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The simplest way to better the world is one good deed at a time.
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Help when you can. Give what you have. Do what you must. Be who you ought to be.
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Light is all a flower longs for, even when surrounded with priceless jewels.
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If you rule the air, you are great; the waters, you are extraordinary; the lands, you are remarkable...
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Charity is fortune, avarice is poverty, peace is treasure, and happiness is wealth.
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Stars give so much to the world without demanding payment. Be likewise.
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Love as much as you can, for as long as you can, and as best as you can.
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A flower always turns its face to light; be likewise.
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If the heart had a brain kind people would rule the world.
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Before you ask God to bless you, give Him a reason to.
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Light another’s path and the universe will light your own.
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The greatest gift you can open is your heart to someone in need.
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Wisdom is a great prophet, faith is a great warrior, knowledge is a great sage, and virtue is a grea...
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Keep negative people in your prayers, not in your life.
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Wooing a woman is like fishing; the quality of your catch is determined by the quality of your bait.
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Love is the greatest drug; joy is the strongest medicine; virtue is the noblest remedy; together, th...
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Get high on love, not drugs.
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Love is my favorite drug; I overdose on it regularly.
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Symphonies begin with one note; fires with one flame; gardens with one flower; and masterpieces with...
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You cannot fast-forward time, you cannot rewind it, and you cannot pause it; you can only waste or b...
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If you can think higher thoughts, you can do higher deeds.
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It is lightning that strikes, not thunder.
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In thoughts, be wise. In speech, be cautious. In sentiment, be positive. In actions, be prudent.
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Dream while others are sleeping. Dare while others are wishing. Do while others are talking. Deliver...
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Dream much. Dare much. Discover much. Do much.
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The naive fall for sweet words; the intelligent fall for sweet actions
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A dog barks, but a lion strikes.
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You are not honored for the fruit you pick, but for the trees you plant.
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Bless the world with your positive thoughts,
with your positive desires, with your positive wor...
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You are a product of your mind, a result of your thoughts, and a consequence of your actions.
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Fear tells you what can’t be done; courage tells you what can be done; wisdom tells you what must ...
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Courage treats the weak better than fear treats the strong.
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Goliath always has a weakness; an ant is small but can defeat an elephant.
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Knowing your strengths is intelligence; knowing your weaknesses is wisdom.
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Knowing your strengths is intelligence; knowing your weakness is wisdom.
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The most beautiful roses sometimes have the sharpest thorns.
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Love's weaknesses are better than hate's strengths.
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The brave with all of their weaknesses are better than the cowardly with all of their strengths.
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A flawed rose is better than a flawless dandy lion.
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To realize your greatest strengths, you must first overcome your greatest weaknesses.
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Time is the world's enemy, but the universe's friend.
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In a second you can change your mind, in a minute you can change your heart, in an hour you can chan...
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Maximizing your time is maximizing your life.
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Seconds are gold, minutes are diamonds, and hours are rubies.
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The past only dies so the future can live.
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Time is a robber: nothing stands in its way from taking all that is precious from you.
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The mind is everything; you can go no higher than what you put into it.
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Deep thoughts seldom find refuge in shallow minds.
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The mind is like a razor; it only works when sharp.
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Bad mind, bad life. Good mind, good life. Excellent mind, excellent life.
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Think outside of the box. Work outside of the box. Dream outside of the box. Succeed outside of the ...
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The distance between two minds is understanding.
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What others think of you doesn't matter as much as what you think of yourself.
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Spread love to the north, kindness to the south, compassion to the east, and goodness to the west. S...
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In poverty, friends are few; in prosperity, acquaintances are numerous; in affluence, associates are...
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Leave beauty marks in the lives of those you meet, not scars.
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Learn from acquaintances, and you are clever;
from friends, and you are intelligent; from enem...
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A shrewd enemy will teach you more than a foolish friend.
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It is better to turn your back on bad friends than for God to turn His back on you.
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What your enemies know can hurt you,
but what your friends know can destroy you.
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Never set fire to a bridge while you are still crossing it.
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Those who laugh with you when you laugh are acquaintances, those who cry with you when you cry are c...
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Love your friends with your eyes closed, but love your enemies with both eyes open.
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A flower takes a while to grow, but can die in an instant; this is how it is with trust.
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Don’t strive to be superior to others; strive to be better than you were yesterday.
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Invest in your dreams, not in your fears.
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Confident sheep overcome insecure wolves.
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You don’t command wind in the direction it blows, but you command a ship in the direction it sails...
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If you have money, you are affluent; if you have joy, you are wealthy; and if you have love, you are...
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You are the architect of your future; you decide whether you will build a hut or a palace.
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In a world full of game players, the only way to set yourself apart is to be a game changer.
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Be noble like the sun; let even those who resent you for shinning benefit from your warmth.
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True love cannot grow old; it is timeless.
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Destiny is like a train with no brakes; unstoppable.
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The worm’s bad luck is the bird’s good fortune.
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The most important key in the universe is the one that unlocks the door to your destiny.
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When God is on your side, He uses the plots of your enemies to advance your cause.
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Destiny is the only ship that will never sink, even if it has a leak.
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One who thinks for himself is a threat to his enemies, a refuge to his acquaintances, a prize to his friends, and a gift to the world.

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