life-lessons-quotes

Spring is proof that there is beauty in new beginnings.

Busy hands achieve more than idle tongues.

You cannot control the ocean, but you can guide the rivers that feed it.

A small boat that sails the river is better than a large ship that sinks in the sea.

If you want to know how good a tree is, examine how many birds flock to feed off of its fruit.

Flowers are prettiest where they are watered the most.

A tree does not despair when its fruit falls to the ground, because it knows in due time, its seeds will rise.

If you don't take inventory of your blessings, ingratitude will try to steal them from you.

It is the ant, not the lion, which the elephant fears.

Intelligence is the icing, but wisdom is the cake.

Be like stars; when darkness tries to stop you from shining, shine all the more.

It is the roof that fights the rain, but the builder who gets all the glory.

Beware of befriending wolves; remember, they are only loyal to their appetite.

It is impossible for light to bow before darkness.

You can curse the sun a thousand times, but cannot keep it from shining, even for a day.

It is in vain to stone the sky, no matter how big the rock is.

Light travels half away around the world while darkness is still putting its shoes on.

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