“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.” ― Maya Angelou

“Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently.” ― Maya Angelou

“I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.” ― Charlotte Brontë

“Seven Deadly Sins 

Wealth without work 
Pleasure without conscience 
Science without humanity 
Knowledge without character 
Politics without principle 
Commerce without morality 
Worship without sacrifice.” ― Mahatma Gandhi

“Forgive me my nonsense as I also forgive the nonsense of those who think they talk sense.” ― Robert Frost

“Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one” ― Bruce Lee

“The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.” ― Søren Kierkegaard

“Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart.” ― Mahatma Gandhi

“Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently.” ― Maya Angelou

“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” ― E.E. Cummings

“Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.” ― Nora Ephron

“The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.” ― Coco Chanel

“He that can have patience can have what he will.” ― Benjamin Franklin

“Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day.” ― A.A. Milne

“Trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.” ― Molière