guru-quotes

One who protects himself from negative thoughts protects himself from negative outcomes.

Thunder roars but does not strike. Lightning strikes but does not roar. Choose to be lightning.

A dove struggling in a storm grows stronger than an eagle soaring in sunshine.

Reward those who help you. Forget those who use you. Ignore those who judge you. Forgive those who wrong you.

No matter how deep you bury good seeds, they always find a way to rise.

Beautiful silence is better than ugly speech.

A flower in a desert still has no reason to envy a thorn in a rainforest.

A kind stranger is better than an uncaring friend.

Water your dreams with fear, and they will wilt; with doubt, and they will wither; with hope, and they will grow; with faith, and they will flourish.

If the sky had no tears, the world would have no rainbows.

They know your face, but not your mind.They understand your words, but not your heart.They hear your name, but not your soul.They grasp your past, but not your future.

A shrewd enemy will teach you more than a foolish friend.

The past is your teacher. The present is your opportunity. The future is your reward.

Knowledge gives you the world, intelligence gives you the sky, understanding gives you the stars, but wisdom gives you the universe.

Wine had to be grapes first. Diamonds had to be rocks first. Butterflies had to be caterpillars first. Rainbows had to be storms first.

Only dead leaves allow the wind to blow them to and fro.

A bird will only fall from the sky when it stops believing in its ability to fly, and a fish will only drown in water when it stops believing in its ability to swim.

In helping yourself, you prove you are strong; in helping others, you prove you are compassionate; in helping many, you prove you are generous; if helping everyone, you prove you are enlightened.