It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.

The green reed which bends in the wind is stronger than the mighty oak which breaks in a storm.

Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.

Is not the cup that holds your wine the very cup that was burned in the potter's oven?

Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.

Do not grieve over the turning wheel of time; the Master Weaver weaves perfection from both the gold and black threads.

O heart, be patient in the night of trial; the dawn never forgets its ancient promise to awaken the sky.

If your heart is broken, rejoice! For the light enters through the fractures of the soul.

The ruby derives its color from the patient fire beneath the earth; let your trials polish your inner jewel.

The river sings its sweetest song when it flows over rough stones.

The anchor of hope holds fast even when storms rage across the worldly sea.

When the night is at its darkest, the morning star begins its sacred dance.

No mud, no lotus. Both suffering and happiness are of an organic nature, which means they are both impermanent; they are both constantly changing.

Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.

The wound is the place where the light enters you.

What you seek is seeking you.

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.

Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.

There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.

We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.

To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.

You cannot find peace by avoiding life.

One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.

Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.

Out of your vulnerabilities will come your strength.

And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.