“Birds of a feather flock together”
The meaning is that beings (typically humans) of similar type, interest, personality, character, or other distinctive attribute tend to mutually associate -- wikipedia.
Wisdom
"The road to hell is paved with good intentions" (article)
Good intentions do not lead to hell, neither do good motivations. The "tricky" part is good motivation mixed with negative intention, e.g. an initial focus on problem solving yet with the overall objective of gaining power or control.
"don't spoil it with thinking"
As spiritual students, we know thinking is overrated, but how much so?
"Never give up on your dreams"
Request: Typical self help/success advice, often used by celebrities and successful people to encourage others who wish to travel in their footsteps. It is usually taken to be inspiring. However, it is also sometimes seen as cheesy and impractical.
work smart, not hard
Hard work is at 200. Intellect is at 400.
"We don't lose our loved ones, we gain them"
Request: I feel closer to relatives after their death.
"believe in yourself"
Request: It seems belief is illusion and the separate self is as well, yet the statement feels empowering as one transcends what were previously thought to be limitations.
"The less you want, the richer you are"
Priority request: This is a quote attributed to Yanni. It basically just suggests that the issue of lack is created by desire and is an illusion or a projection rather than a reality.
“If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all”
Part of one's spiritual foundation and assuming responsibility for one's words.
"Right is right even if no one is doing it..."
"Wrong is wrong even if everyone is doing it" -- St. Augustine.
"Faith without reason leads to superstition..."
"...Reason without faith leads to nihilism and relativism" -- Pope John Paul II in his encyclical Fides et ratio (Faith and Reason). Priority request.
"Every end is a new beginning"
Level at which this is experientially true and most relevant.
"It doesn’t matter how you learn to do it, as long as you know how to do it"
Request: Heard this in a video and it helped lift me out of shame due to my lack of prestigious, socially recognised education degree in my field of work, despite over a decade of working experience in the field. Not implying that education is unimportant.
Falkland's Law
"If you don't have to make a decision about something, then don't decide" -- request.
how you judge others is how you will be judged
Which is why forgiveness is such a good idea.