When the winds of change blow, some people build walls while others build windmills.

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"If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people."

- Chinese Proverb

Education

"Be not afraid of going slowly, be afraid only of standing still."

- Chinese Proverb

Perseverance

"A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives you roses."

- Chinese Proverb

Generosity

"A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom."

- Chinese Proverb

Courage

"Be not afraid of growing slowly; be afraid only of standing still."

- Chinese Proverb

Personal Growth

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"When you change your thoughts, remember to also change your world."

- Norman Vincent Peale

Change

"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom."

- Anaïs Nin

Change

"Do not stop thinking of life as an adventure. You have no security unless you can live bravely, excitingly, imaginatively; unless you can choose a challenge instead of competence."

- Eleanor Roosevelt

Change

"The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes."

- William James

Change

"If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one."

- Dolly Parton

Change