Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start.
Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī
The role of the teacher is like the proverbial ‘ladder’, used by everyone to climb up in life, but the ladder itself stays in its place.
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Man needs difficulties in life because they are necessary to enjoy the success.
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Sadness gives depth. Happiness gives height. Sadness gives roots. Happiness gives branches. Happiness is like a tree going into the sky, and sadness is like the roots going down into the womb of the earth.
Osho