Matshona Dhliwayo quote: "Your excellence is what will leave your competition clueless.<br />Your uniqueness is what will leave your competition speechless.<br />Your brilliance is what will leave your competition breathless.<br />Your transcendence is what will leave your competition lifeless."

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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Your excellence is what will leave your competition clueless.
Your uniqueness is what will leave your competition speechless.
Your brilliance is what will leave your competition breathless.
Your transcendence is what will leave your competition lifeless.

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Your excellence is what will leave your competition clueless.
Your uniqueness is what will leave your competition speechless.
Your brilliance is what will leave your competition breathless.
Your transcendence is what will leave your competition lifeless.

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Your excellence is what will leave your competition clueless.
Your uniqueness is what will leave your competition speechless.
Your brilliance is what will leave your competition breathless.
Your transcendence is what will leave your competition lifeless.