The wise are like a river; they go forward and upward, never backward or downward.
A caterpillar knows it's a butterfly, even if the whole world tries to convince it that it's just a worm.
Just because everyone is behaving like a clown, it doesn’t mean you have to join the circus.
A flower has no choice in where it is planted, but does have a choice in the direction it grows.
Learn from the sun; it is warm to everyone, and is therefore never in short supply of those who adore it.
A bird will only eat from a hand it trusts.
It is impossible for a man to outpace his shadow.
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