You can receive all the compliments in the world, but that won't do a thing unless you believe it yourself.

If you want to find the real competition, just look in the mirror. After awhile you'll see your rivals scrambling for second place.

If you're capable of despising your own behavior, you might just love yourself.

Constantly stopping to explain oneself may expand into a frustrating burden for the rare individual, so ceasing to do so is like finally dropping the weights and sprinting towards his goals. Those who insincerely misunderstand, who intentionally distort the motives of a pure-intentioned individual, then, no longer have the opportunity to block his path; instead, they are the ones left to stand on the sidelines shouting frustratedly in the wind of his trail.

Love does not dwell on how much one receives in return. If there is ever any balance in love, it is in a contest of who can love who more.

Listen to God with a broken heart. He is not only the doctor who mends it, but also the father who wipes away the tears.

God tests, but he does not tempt.