Those who laugh when you lose are less dangerous than those who frown when you win.

If a lion turned every time small dogs barked at it, it would be the laughing stock of the jungle.

An acorn is an oak tree turned inside out.

Don’t be afraid of criticism; the tallest trees are always confronted by the strongest winds.

It is lightning that strikes, not thunder.

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If you want to rise, drop everyone who is weighing you down.

To avoid enemies, say nothing; to avoid critics, do nothing; to avoid haters, be nothing; but to avoid mediocrity, ignore them all.

When life hands you dirt plant seeds.

You don’t excel by conforming to society, you excel by conforming to your higher self.

When surrounded by darkness your only duty is to shine.

Don’t let mediocre people talk you out of your dreams; lions have little in common with sheep.

Courage has the hands to help you fight your fears.

Master your fears before they master you.

A flower earns its honor in the dirt.

It is easier to pluck a flower than to nurture it; which is why some would prefer to destroy your talents than nurture them.

Those who pull you down are inferior to those who lift you up.

The strong overcome their opponents, the mighty crush them, the shrewd outwit them, the cowardly hide from them, but the enlightened transcend them.

Roses do not bloom hurriedly; for beauty, like any masterpiece, takes time to blossom.

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

A diamond earns its sparkle from the pressure it endures.

Stars announce their presence with beauty, not words; do likewise.

Critics are loud, but success is louder.

If stars needed the sky’s permission to shine, the universe would be a very dark place.

The prettiest flowers earn their honor in the ugliest dirt.

Count the roses, not the thorns.

Focus on your dreams, not on your critics.

The road to success is paved with doubters and haters.

The storm is what they threw at me, the hurricane is what I became.

Respect your haters; they are always the first to show you that you are better than them.

When the sun rises it casts a shadow on what does not shine as bright as it.

The world accommodates you for fitting in, but only rewards you for standing out.

It is better to look forward to summer than to curse winter.

If you base your worth on other people’s opinion of you, you will be worth little or nothing by the time you encounter your first critic.

Don’t be afraid of criticism, the tallest trees are always confronted by the strongest winds.

It takes greater faith to dance in the dark than to rest in light.

Stars do not pull each other down to be more visible; they shine brighter.

Be like seeds; do not see dirt thrown at you as your enemy, but as ground to grow.

Don’t try to silence other people’s genius because you’re too deaf to hear your own.

The world is already full of critics; to stand out, be an encourager.

The larger the bricks your enemies throw at you the larger the palace you are going to build.

When reaching for the stars, beware of those who want to cut off your hands.

When people try to pull you down, remember, they had to look up to do so.

A rose does not answer its enemies with words, but with beauty.

Throwing dirt on a seed only increases its value.

They fired arrows at me, but I did not fire back. I picked them up instead to build my castle.

When the world told the caterpillar its life was over, the butterfly objected, “My life has just begun.

When people try to bury you, remind yourself you are a seed.

If you press grapes, wine will pour out; if you crush roses, perfume will pour out; if you afflict the talented, genius will pour out.

It is in vain to try and stop a star from rising, even with a ladder.

An ounce of genius is better than a pound of talent.

The louder the dogs bark the less a lion feels threatened.

Fall for none, rise for all.

Your worth is not what you have, but who you are.

Excellence annoys your haters, success infuriates them, and genius kills them.

When the world throws rocks at you, turn them into diamonds.

We do not rise by making other people fall.

To avoid enemies, say nothing; to avoid critics, do nothing; to avoid haters, be nothing; but to avoid mediocrity, ignore all.

Pain teaches you more than pleasure. Failure teaches you more than success. Poverty teaches you more than prosperity. Adversity teaches you more than comfort.

When seeds want to rise they drop everything that is weighing them down.

Learn from stars; even in the dark they give off light, not despair.

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

Hide your weaknesses from your enemies. Play down your strengths.

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

Where there are no thorns there are no roses.

A parrot’s gift is to talk; an eagle’s gift is to fly. I’d rather be an eagle.

If a home has many treasures, it is the target of many robbers; likewise, if a person has many gifts, he is the target of many haters.

Stars cannot rise higher than their own light, nor can shadows descend deeper than their own darkness.