Lessons Quotes

It is on the canvass of the darkest storms that the brightest rainbows are painted.

If Noah waited for signs of rain to build an ark, he would have been swept away by the flood.

You don’t command wind in the direction it blows, but you command a ship in the direction it sails.

Great winds only challenge great trees.

To be happy: the simple pursue pleasure, the common pursue riches, the uncommon pursue knowledge, and the exceptional pursue wisdom.

If you fail a thousand times, find a thousand and one ways to succeed.

If the road to your dreams is full of potholes, take the highway.

A wolf can only mock a lion thousands of miles away.

A flower blooming in a storm is stronger than a tree blossoming under a rainbow.

Happy is he who marries the woman he wants, happier is he who marries the woman he needs, and happiest is he who marries the woman he wants and needs.

No matter how tall and wide darkness is, it cannot block the stars.

The greater the fruit a trees bears, the greater the number of stones thrown at it.

Cheerfulness will help you draw strangers, cleverness will help gain acquaintances, faithfulness will help you keep companions, and kindness will help you multiply friends.

Make your wife happier, children wiser, yourself kinder, and you will make your life better.

Where the world only sees a seed, an optimist sees a tree.

One who conquers the sea today is ready to conquer the ocean tomorrow.

You have little control over the world around you, but full control over the world within you.

If you tend to a flower, it will bloom, no matter how many weeds surround it.

A warrior is defined by his scars, not his medals.

Cowards shrink from challenges, weaklings flee from them, and warriors wink at them.

Never give a negative thought an inch or it will take a mile.

When you count your blessings, count life twice.

If you have never walked a mile in someone’s shoes, do not mock the soars on his feet.

When you have the world on your shoulders, God alone can help you carry it.

A tree is honored for the size of its fruit, not the size of its leaves.

One who fishes in shallow waters limits the kind of fish he can catch.

Helping yourself is common sense, helping others is virtue, helping yourself and others is enlightenment.

Genes come together to construct a magnificent life-form, while neurons come together to form our Illusion of Consciousness.

Ears for wisdom, hands for work, eyes for opportunities, and a mouth for thanks.

​I wanted to present Neuroscience to people in a way that would diminish their differences.

If you have nothing but joy in this life, you are still rich.

A bird will only eat from a hand it trusts.

If you kick a lion when it is down, God help you when it gets up.

If beautiful lilies bloom in ugly waters, you too can blossom in ugly situations.

A lion conquers more in one day than a sheep in a lifetime.

When you put on your thinking cap make sure it’s clean.

Just because everyone is behaving like a clown, it doesn’t mean you have to join the circus.

An inch of light can conquer a mile of darkness.

Make your own luck, and then share it with others.

I didn't say I can change the whole world with all it entirety alone. But I can strike on a lot of things and cause a rift, and bring so many things together.

Seeds are proof that God sometimes packages miracles in small things.

The greater the fruit a tree bears, the greater the number of stones thrown at it.

Diamonds are proof that the most valuable things are sometimes formed in the dark.

The storm only comes to teach you how to skillfully sail your ship.

It is in the roots, not the branches, that a tree’s greatest strength lies.

The early bird gets the first worm, but the wisest bird gets the fastest one.

There are three things that a beggar and a rich person share every day: the sun, the moon, and the stars.

As inside of every seed is the power to rise from darkness, inside of everyone is the power to rise from adversity.

A rock that perseveres under heat and pressure soon becomes a diamond.

If the storm forgets to bring a rainbow, paint your own.