“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.”

You are far, far greater than you know – and all is well.

Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens.

Sit by me, my beloved, and listen to my heart; smile, for your happiness is a symbol of our future.

A man’s true wealth is the good he does in the world.

Let there be no purpose in friendship save the deepening of the spirit.

Music is the language of the spirit. It opens the secret of life bringing peace, abolishing strife.

The truly great man is he who would master no one, and who would be mastered by none.

Every man is two men; one is awake in the darkness, the other asleep in the light.

If you love somebody, let them go, for if they return, they were always yours. And if they don’t, they never were.

Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.

The best of man is he who blushes when you praise him and remains silent when you defame him.

The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the greatest intention.

Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.

All men love you for themselves. I love you for yourself.

The strong grows in solitude where the weak withers away.

To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to.

Day by day, what you do is who you become.

The wiser a man is, the less talkative will he be.

Whoever educates himself and improves his own morals & character is superior to the man who tries to teach & train others.

The soul is dyed the color of its thoughts. Think only on those things that are in line with your principles and can bear the light of day. The content of your character is your choice. Day by day, what you do is who you become. Your integrity is your destiny – it is the light that guides your way.

Things get bad for all of us, almost continually, and what we do under the constant stress reveals who/what we are.

Our community belongs to us and whether it is mean or majestic, whether arrayed in glory or covered in shame, we cannot but share its character and destiny.

When times are hard and you are mentally and physically exhausted and feel like you have nothing left and all you want to do is quit, that’s when you find out who you are!

Kitchens are hard environments and they form incredibly strong characters.