Inspirational Quotes
It is interesting to notice how some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under every disadvantage, and working their solitary but irresistible way through a thousand obstacles.
Better to light a candle than curse the darkness.
Walking is the best possible exercise. Habituate yourself to walk very far. quotes
Self delusion is pulling in your stomach when you step on the scales.
The person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being. His heart withers if it does not answer another heart. His mind shrinks away if he hears only the echoes of his own thoughts and finds no other inspiration.
It is amazing how much people can get done if they do not worry about who gets the credit.
Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.
He who seeks rest finds boredom. He who seeks work finds rest.
What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail ?
One lie ruins a thousand truths.
Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals.
With courage you will dare to take risks, have the strength to be compassionate, and the wisdom to be humble. Courage is the foundation of integrity.
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.
I have seen too much of the vanity of human affairs, to expect felicity from the splendid scenes of public life.
Someday when I grow up, finish school and get a job, I'll start living my life the way I want someday after the mortgage is paid off, the finances are on track and the kids are grown up, I'll drive that new car and take exciting trips abroad someday, now that I'm 9 about to retire, I'll buy that beautiful motor home and travel across this great country, and see all there is to see someday.
The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.
Opportunities multiply as they are seized ; they die when neglected. Life is a long line of opportunities.
God is subtle but he is not malicious.
The sun will come up tomorrow
The speed of the leader determines the rate of the pack.
A wise man adapts himself to circumstances as water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it.
Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible - the kind of atmosphere that is found in a nurturing family.
The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education.
It's your attitude not your aptitude that determines your altitude.
It is only with the heart that one can see rightly.
He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall , but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles, they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
Love like you've never been hurt, dance like no one is watching, live as though heaven is on earth.
I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.
Wisdom is knowledge, rightly applied.
My definition of success is to live your life in a way that causes you to feel a ton of pleasure and very little pain - and because of your lifestyle, have the people around you feel a lot more pleasure than they do pain.
Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things. They are but improved means to an unimproved end, an end which was already but too easy to arrive at
We are at our very best, and we are happiest, when we are fully engaged in work we enjoy on the journey toward the goal we've established for ourselves. It gives meaning to our time off and comfort to our sleep. It makes everything else in life so wonderful, so worthwhile.
The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there's no risk of accident for someone who's dead.
The way we communicate with others and with ourselves ultimately determines the quality of our lives.
Security is a kind of death.
Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously heading for success, but rather an ability to work for something because it is good.
Children require guidance and sympathy far more than instruction
Winning is not everything, but the effort to win is.
Our schools and are not teaching students to think. It is astonishing how many young people have difficulty in putting their brains definitely and systematically to work.
What is strength without a double share of wisdom ?
The greatest humiliation in life is to work hard on something from which you expect appreciation, and then fail to get it.
The individual activity of one man with backbone will do more than a thousand men with a mere wishbone.
Success leaves clues.
In order to form an immaculate member of a flock of sheep one must, above all, be a sheep.
I want to talk with people who care about things that matter that will make a life- changing difference
The ancestor of every action is a thought.
Keep the Faith.
I believe that it is better to tell the truth than a lie. I believe it is better to be free than to be a slave. And I believe it is better to know than to be ignorant.
Count it all joy, my brethren, when you meet various trials, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
If I accept you as you are, I will make you worse , however if I treat you as though you are what you are capable of becoming, I help you become that.
Every hand does its part to hold up the world. Every healthy individual guides his life by a selected motive which takes precedence over all the others. He is the man who maintains his integrity in the midst of change, his individuality in the face of external pressures to conform.
Only by contending with challenges that seem to be beyond your strength to handle at the moment you can grow more surely toward the stars.
The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be and that God wishes to see people happy, amidst the simple beauty of nature.
Let your hopes, not your hurts, shape your future.
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
You must consider the bottom line, but make it integrity before profits.
Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge.
Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel.
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.
You always succeed in producing a result.
Peace can not be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.
Happiness is not a matter of events, it depends upon the tides of the mind.
Don't ask for a light load, but rather ask for a strong back.
Where there is a will, there is a way.
In the midst of winter, I found there was within me an invincible summer.
Fortune favors the brave.
What you cannot enforce, Do not command.
Roll with the punches.
There are no guarantees. From the viewpoint of fear, none are strong enough. From the viewpoint of love, none are necessary.
They alone live, who live for others.
Are great things ever done smoothly ? Time, patience, and indomitable will must show.
Rough spots sharpen our performance. And more often than not, obstacles can be turned into advantages. You just can't let your disappointment get in the way.
Make failure your teacher, not your undertaker.
God doesn't make junk.
The person who makes a success of living is the one who sees his goal steadily and aims for it unswervingly. That is dedication.
What ever you are be a good one.
Change comes from within.
Times of great calamity and confusion have ever been productive of the greatest minds. The purest ore is produced from the hottest furnace, and the brightest thunderbolt is elicited from the darkest storm.
The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead. His eyes are closed.
Believe that you are bigger than your difficulties, for you are, indeed.
If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it.
A smile is a light in the window of the soul indicating that the heart is at home.
He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes. He who does not ask a question remains a fool forever.
It is absurd that a man should rule others, who can not rule himself.
First, believe in the world - that there is meaning behind everything.
The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.
Anything is possible.
The starting point of all achievement is desire. Keep this constantly in mind. Weak desires bring weak results, just as a small amount of fire makes a small amount of heat.
Your neighbor's vision is as true for him as your own vision is true for you.
Thou love life ? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff that life is made of.
When I've heard all I need to make a decision, I don't take a vote. I make a decision.