Lifting others up will make you tall; pushing others down will make you short.

Some mistakes can be corrected and learned; others are decidedly fatal. Think carefully if the latter are worth the risk.

A good writer sees themself as a reader; a good teacher sees themself as a student.

Brutal aggressors know no moral boundaries; confronting them by showing weakness is provocation, showing them strength is deterrence.

We cannot choose when to be born or when to die, but we can decide to be good persons.

Having lots of money doesn't make one rich; having humanity without money doesn't make one poor.