The first to apologize is the bravest. The first to forgive is the strongest. The first to forget is the happiest. Have a great month ahead!

It is very easy to hurt someone and then say "Sorry", but it is very difficult to get hurt and say "I am fine".

If you are born poor, it is not your mistake. But if you die poor, it is your mistake.

Getting your life together is easier than walking around carrying all the pieces.

Instead of wiping away your tears, wipe away the people who created them.

Don't punish yourself for mistakes you have made in the past. Reward yourself for the great person those mistakes helped create.

There are two kinds of people in this world, one like an astronomer, being happy and contented of simply gazing at the stars, and another like an astronaut, who will take all risk to feel what it feels like to be with the stars.

There will come a time when you will believe everything is finished, and that will be the beginning.

Immature people always want to win arguments even at the cost of a relationship. Mature ones prefer losing an argument just to uphold a golden relationship.

The true measure of a person is how he/she treats someone who can do him/her absolutely no good.

Human beings are no different than a burning candle. We burn in the fire of our essence and live for as long as we serve the purpose of our presence.

The darkness that surrounds us cannot hurt us. It is the darkness in our own heart we should fear.

Only those who have the patience to do simple things accurately will acquire the skill to do difficult things correctly.

Struggle is the best teacher! It is truly the only one that prepares you for the life ahead of you and in the end always gives you the reward of dignity.

I love seeing other people get blessed. The same God who did it for them, can do it for you too. When they get blessed it just means that God is in the neighbourhood, and it may be your turn next.

Blessed is a person who understands the reason for praying is not to have all he/she wants, but to thank God for all He has given.

Always try to be more sensitive about people's feelings. because there are times that a tear means happiness, and a smile means hurt.

There is no need to be ashamed of tears, for tears bear witness that a person has the greatest of courage, the courage to suffer.

Even though your back is against the wall, you can still see what lies ahead.

You know you are on top when people try to bring you down to their level.

Appreciate a happy person, but appreciate a happy couple more. It takes more effort to logically share the good, the bad, the best and the worst between two minds.

Stop looking for reasons you might fail and start looking for ways you can succeed.

Feel grateful for small things in your life, because when you put them all together you will see how big they are.

The world does not give you what you ask for with your thoughts, it gives you what you demand with your actions.

To those who have gone before us, and those who will follow, give them a reason to be proud.

Always smile even when facing crisis, for being depressed will not change your reality. Smile and hope for the best.

Sometimes the most popular are the meanest. The nicest are the loners. The prettiest are the ones wearing the most make-up. And the ones that always smile, are the ones that always cry themselves to sleep.

If you thank God with every little or big things, good or bad in our sight, you will find yourself being filled and content.

Anyone can seek the spotlight. But it takes a very special person to spend their life shining it on others.

Where you are in life is temporary; where you end up in life is permanent; how you get from here to there is entirely up to you.

The happiest person in this world is the one who do not know what comparison means.

Before giving up, remember that you are the obstacle to your obstacles as much as they are to you.

We are so busy thinking about our own bruises, and our own scars, we forget how to forgive. But if we just take time to peek into someone else's world, even the unforgivable can be forgiven.

Sometimes giving a second chance is giving the person another bullet after they missed you with the first shot.

The best revenge is just moving on and getting over it. Do not give someone the satisfaction of watching you suffer.

Nobody can touch words, but words do touch everybody. We are the master of our unspoken words, and slave of our spoken words.

List of guaranteed things that will keep you going in life - Love, Strength, Honour, Forgiveness, and Faith.

Best friends understand when you say forget it, wait forever when you say just a minute, and stay when you say leave me alone.

No choice is the wrong choice as long as you make a choice. The only wrong choice is choosing not to make one.

Many times, the things we complain about are the good things. We grumble about having too much work while others do not even have. We complain waking up early in the morning while others do not even have a reason to live. We are so concerned about gaining weight while others do not even have food on their tables. Everyday, the Lord fills our lives with so much goodness. All we need to do is open our eyes and give thanks for each of them. Let us all be grateful everyday.

When you were alone and had nothing you asked for a friend to help you bear the pain no one came except...GOD. When you needed a breath to rise from your sleep, no one could help you except...GOD. When all you saw was sadness and you needed answers, no one heard you except...GOD. So when you are asked to give your unconditional love, look for no other name except...GOD.

When you were alone and had nothing you asked for a friend to help you bear the pain no one came except...GOD. When you needed a breath to rise from your sleep, no one could help you except...GOD. When all you saw was sadness and you needed answers, no one heard you except...GOD. So when you are asked to give your unconditional love, look for no other name except...GOD.

There is nothing enduring in life for a woman except what she builds in a man's heart.

Being humble is much more important than being wise. Because God does not need a proud mouth that speaks much. But a kind heart that listens a LOT.

It is better to wait for years for that someone you are sure of, than to grab that chance with someone who picks you up, but drops you whenever they want to.

The most beautiful music in the whole world is your own Heart-Beat, because it gives you an Insurance to live even when the whole world leaves you alone.

The only thing stopping your success is yourself. If you don't believe in yourself, no one else will. You are your only opponent.

The things you stand for, put you in a better position to catch yourself, before you fall for something.

If you can instill one person in this world, with the hope of redemption, with the will to make a difference, with the ability to hear their own heart, you have made a difference in the lives of millions.

The first step is always the hardest, but it is the only way to reach the second step.

Don't make anything your everything, because if you lose it, you have nothing.

Just in case this day did not end up nice, just remember if GOD had wanted this day perfect, then He would not create tomorrow.

When crosses of life seem so heavy to bear, don't ask God to lighten the cross, but ask Him to strengthen your back for you to carry it.

Express yourself and do not mind about what other people say, because in the end it is you, not them.

Happy is the man who stands by his women, and happier is the woman that truly knows why that man stands for.

The moment you can visualize being free from the things that hold you back, you have indeed begun to set yourself free.

Everybody is not going to be happy when your life is blessed, and when you are down in life, everyone is not going to be wishing you to stay there either.

A perfect marriage is not one that is problem-free, it is one that manages and solves problems wisely.

LIVE LIFE SO WELL THAT EVEN DEATH WANTS TO SEE YOU LIVE.

God always gives His best to those who leave the choice with him.

No matter how good somebody's life looks from the outside. You can be sure there is something in it that you would not want to have in your life.

Never look down on anybody unless you are bending to help them.

Value the people who value you the most, and forget about the people who don't care about you. They are just not worth having you.

Life can be happier and less stressful if we remember one simple thought: We cannot have all that we desire but God will give us all that we deserve.

In reality, if a person can come between two people, the reality of their relationship was an illusion.

You just have to LIVE YOUR LIFE, not caring what they think, and shake off THE DRAMA and prove to them that you are better than they think you are!

Haters are just confused admirers who cannot understand why everyone loves you so much.

Why be LIKE the best, why not BETTER than the best?

Dedication, Motivation and Practice will make you better at anything you take on.

There is a strength within all of us that enables us to accomplish our greatest feats, to overcome our worst fears and to realise our greatest dreams. All we have to do is have the firm belief that we can truly rise up to the challenge and advance with the genuine intent of achieving our ultimate goal whatever that may be.

Don't ever judge anybody, because everyone have their own battles and their own demons. You have no idea whether the next person you pass on the street is the happiest in the world, or ready to throw in the towel. No matter how bad it gets, there is always someone, somewhere going through something worse. Keep holding on, for there is always hope in the near future.

Forgiving does not erase the bitter past. A healed memory is not a deleted memory. Instead, forgiving what we cannot forget creates a new way to remember. We change the memory of our past into a hope for our future.

Don't wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what? Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident and more and more successful.

As the Lord looks down on you & shower you with his blessings, so should you reach out & touch the hearts of the people who look up to you.

As the Lord looks down on you & shower you with his blessings, so should you reach out & touch the hearts of the people who look up to you.

No matter what we do, some people are going to like us and some are going to hate us. All we can do is be our self, live and try to be happy and realize we cannot please everyone.

Success is not based on how much you have accomplished in this life, for it should be based on the struggles you had to overcome to become successful.

Learn to wait for the perfect time, so that you may discover that all the pain found in waiting has a magnificent and awesome purpose.

When you need to let go of someone's hand, don't be afraid to be alone for a while. Wait and be patient. It is because someone in this world will find you soon, someone whose hand will fit yours.

A True Lady does not Demand, she Thanks, and a True man does not Promise, he Commits.

Let your smile change someone's world; but never let someone in the world change your smile.

Sometimes it is better to be silent than to be eagerly expressive. Words will betray your thoughts, while silence protects you.

When you realize your expectations are selfish, then you will know whom to blame your disappointments on.

Sometimes the person who tries to keep everyone happy is always the lonely person, so never leave them alone because they will never say they need you.

To be beautiful means to be yourself. You do not need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.

Life is one big road with many signs. So when your riding through the ruts, do not complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Do not bury your thoughts, instead put your vision to reality. Wake up and live.

Be unique because you are different. But don't be different for the sake of being unique.

You cannot expect someone to care if they don't even let you a chance to explain.

Be careful of who you pick as a friend, most people pretend to listen, but are only gathering information to judge you with.

People give you what they think you deserve. But when God gives, He never thinks of that at all. He still gives even if you don't deserve at all.

No relationship is all sunshine, but TWO people can share ONE umbrella if they come close.

Plenty of things are mistakes, but some mistakes are like seeds, and they grow into purposes.

Pretending to be happy when you are in pain, is just an example of how strong you are as a person, still making that simple smile, when every part of you dies.

It is better to be HAPPY and not know why, than to be SAD and know why.

People who do not see how great you are, are not meant to be around your great self.

Never hate anybody, only feel sorry for what they had to go through to get like that.

The BEST will not be able to find you until you put the WORST behind you.

The way other people see you makes you an attractive person; the way you see other people makes you a beautiful person.

To hold true beauty is to know what you hate about that special someone and hold your tongue, knowing that you would hurt them if it was said, and so you learn to love that part slowly but surely, and soon enough, that someone shines with a light more stunning than their eyes.

Life stops for no one, so be what you want to be, not what others want to see.

Success and failure are only choices we make. So what sets us apart from one another is not how we think, but how we choose to think.

If you remember someone in happiness it means you love that person. But if you remember someone in sorrow, it means that person loves you.

Everybody wants to be in a relationship but nobody wants to give up their single ways, and you just cannot have both.

"Happily ever after" sometimes turns into "Sadly I was mistaken".

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

The best way to predict your future is to create it.

Summer vacation is a time when parents realize that teachers are grossly underpaid.

If you are convinced that you are not good enough, you will have a difficult time accepting someone into your life who thinks you are.

Just because you are going down the road alone, does not mean you are going down the wrong road.

Fix your eyes forward on what you can do, not back on what you cannot change.

A woman bought you into the world, so you have no right to disrespect one.

To many people out here are living false lives, stop pretending to be someone you are not and just be yourself and live life, that is what makes us all unique.

People say 'HATE' is a strong word, but they throw 'LOVE' around like it is nothing.

Very few people continue to live life of their own. Most people's lives are merely a reflection of other's impressions and expectations.

You don't have to learn how to control your thoughts. You just have to stop them from controlling you.

Stop thinking that you will never find someone like him, and start thinking that he will never find someone as amazing as you again.

Saying sorry does not mean you are wrong, it just means you care more about someone, more than your ego.

Both sadness and happiness are temporary. What is behind the sadness and the happiness lasts longer. Do not deal with your emotion, deal with the reason which causes the emotion.

The best feeling is when you can look back on a relationship and realise you are finally over it, not rolling over and remembering that the person is no longer there, not going to sleep wishing you had them by you side. But waking up, being happy and realising that your life's happiness should never be tied to somebody else.

A well lived today will make every yesterday a dream of happiness and every tomorrow a vision of hope.

The lower your self-esteem is, the more likely you are to believe that someone else holds the key to your happiness.

When you let what someone says or does offend you, you are allowing that person to take control of you.

A simple formula for a better life: Never try to defeat anyone, just try to win everyone.

Life is not about what you have done, should have done or could have done. It is about what you can do and what you will do.

The greatest mistakes we make are the risks we do not take. If you think something will make you happy go for it. Do not keep asking yourself, "What if?" instead tell yourself, "Why not?"

Always remember that pain makes people change. So don't hurt them when you don't want them to change.

Control your Anger. It is one letter away from Danger.

Facebook should have a limit on times you can change your relationship status. After changing it 3 times it should default to "Unstable".

Don't be too awfully concerned with what others may think of you. It is an impossible act to please everyone, which is why you should concentrate your energy on making the true relationships you have in life stronger and better. If you spend your time trying to please everyone, the ones who really deserve your attention will not necessarily still be there when you turn around and are looking for a real friend.

Focus on the things that matter the most in your life and the big picture will begin to come into view.

Sometimes you are tempted to go down the same path that led to disaster in the past. Familiar feelings are nice, but they don't always take you in the direction you need to go.

Love does not hurt, people do. Love is not blind, people are. Love is beautiful because people take care of it, and love is ugly when people choose to spoil it.

Don't put off telling someone how you feel about them, because every day that passes is another opportunity for them to meet someone else.

Ask yourself the right questions before making the wrong assumptions.

The beginning of anxiety is the end of faith and the beginning of true faith is the end of anxiety.

A foolish man tells a woman to stop talking, but a wise man says she looks amazingly beautiful when her lips are closed.

Making a decision is easy. Finding the correct one is not always as easy as it seems. Remember that the decisions you make affect not only you, but everyone who could be affected by it also.

Life brings many things with it, both good and bad. People will say many things, but I just want you to know that you are perfect just the way you are, if you are fat or skinny, tall or short, white or coloured. The appearance is just an insignificant aspect of life, what really matters is you and nobody else. Be happy just the way you are and do not break down for one person and lose your whole life when you only have one chance to live it.

Three Apples changed the world. The first one tempted Eve, the second inspired Newton and the third was offered to the world half eaten by Steve Jobs. RIP.

Be mindful of what you toss away, be careful of what you push away and think hard before you walk away.

Women worry about things that men forget. Men worry about things women remember.

There are many paths in life that people can choose to take, but it takes courage to go your own way, and make a path for others to follow.

The past is our definition. We may strive, with good reason, to escape it, or to escape what is bad in it, but we will escape it only by adding something better to it.

Have no pity in those who complain about how hard their lives are but have faith in those who have fallen into a pit full of nails but still found a way to pick themselves up off the ground, climb out of the pit and made the best of it all.

Never apologize for saying what you feel, because that is like saying sorry for being real.

'O' stands for Opportunity. It is neither in "Past" nor in "Present", but there are 2 'O's in "Tomorrow".

Morning is God's way of saying one more time, go make a difference, touch ones heart, encourage ones mind, inspire ones soul & enjoy the day.

A diplomatic husband to his wife, "How do you expect me to remember your birthday when you never look any older?"

Never give up when everything fall into pieces. Never even lose hope when everybody turned their back on you. Remember, that life is not about being fair, it is about surpassing the unfair reality.

Three simple rules in life - 1. If you don't go after what you want, you will never have it. 2. If you don't ask, the answer will always be no. 3. If you don't step forward, you will always be in the same place.

Right Decisions is the secret to success. Right Decisions comes from Experience. Experience is gained by making Wrong Decisions. Moral: Make Wrong Decisions!!!

In life we sometimes feel that all doors are now closed for us. But always remember, a closed door is not always locked.

Giving all your love to someone is never an assurance that they will love you back, if love does not grow in their hearts, be happy it grew in yours.

Silence is a reunion of positive and negative thoughts that we keep to ourselves, but sometimes it must be told, specially for those who deeply wonder what you are thinking about.

Many of the most significant moments in our lives come not because it all went right but because it all fell apart. Suffering does that. It hurts, but it also creates.

The same bricks that build a wall can also be used to build a path.

As you are growing up try not to suppress any feelings of envy that you have. If suppressed, these feelings of jealousy will continue to grow within you. Envying what others possess is a waste of your time. Jealousy is a destructive emotion that will only grow stronger unless you do something about it. Deal with the emotion and stop it before it begins to fester.

A husband read an article to his wife about how many words women use a day - 20,000 to a man's 10,000. The wife replied, "The reason has to be because we have to repeat everything to men". The husband then turned to his wife and asked, "What?"

Faith is a gift, Accept. Love is rare, Grab it. Joy is an addiction, Overdose. Friends are puzzle pieces, Choose. Passion is on sale, Feel. Memories are remarkable, Cherish. Success is not final, Continue. Failure is not fatal, Rebuild again. Fear is a shackle, Break it. Anger is awful, Dump. Depression is optional, Smile. Life is short, Live it.

If someone comes into your life and becomes a part of you, but for some reason they could not stay, don't bother yourself too much, just be glad that your paths crossed and somehow they made you happy even for a while.

There are lot of people who will you make cry, but the person who does not is the one worth crying for.

Some people don't need you with them now, because you were definitely not the one that made them strong. The strength they needed and thanked you for, was inside them all along.

The purpose of an argument, should not be victory, but progress.

Never walk in the footstep set by others. You will find your own path one way or another. It might be harder, and might be longer, but in the end you will be stronger. You may make mistakes, and take wrong turns, but in the end you will grow, and you will learn.

The average woman would rather have beauty than brains, because the average man can see better than he can think.

Don't ever use someone's past against them. You are just reminding them of the mistakes they made back then. If you watch their facial expression carefully, then you will see the hurt in their eyes as they reminisce everything that happened. Never use emotion as a weapon, it strikes deeper than you can imagine.

No matter what you are going through, there is always someone doing worse than you. You should be grateful for what you have & who you have.

Never be afraid to be different, because the more different you are from the rest, the more you make yourself deserving of your existence.

Forget about the bad times! Remember all the good! Love with all your heart! Live for what you could! Give what you don't need! Hold on tightly to what you do! Don't lose yourself, it is way to easy to do!

Some times things may make you feel that this is not how your life should be. If today was one of those days, Hold on, Stay strong, Be proud of who you are, Have faith. God has reasons for everything, and always has a plan. So rest easy tonight, with some peace of mind. Tomorrow is a new day with many miracles awaiting for you.

If five seconds of smile can make a photograph more beautiful, then just imagine if you keep smiling, how beautiful your life would be.

Try to develop a Mind which never Minds, a Heart which never Hurts, a Brain which never Drains, a Touch which never Pains, and a Relation which never Ends.

Think, remember, recollect, but more importantly act, conceive and collect. After all, life is too beautiful to be destroyed in one's mind.