What matters is the value we've created in our lives, the people we've made happy and how much we've grown as people.

The butterfly counts not months but moments and has time enough.

Life is too short to dwell on what might have been.

Accept the children the way we accept trees—with gratitude.

Short-term pain leads to long-term gain.

A good friend who points out mistakes and imperfections and rebukes evil is to be respected as if he reveals the secret of some hidden treasure.

Success is not about waiting for the perfect conditions; it's about making the most of the conditions you have.