Inspirational Quotes
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
Bad friends prevent you from having good friends.
The greatest mistake you can make in life is continually fearing that you'll make one.
It's not the events of our lives that shape us, but our beliefs as to what those events mean.
Never spend your money before you have it.
The glow of inspiration warms us, it is a holy rapture.
All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism to live beyond its income.
There is no pleasure in life equal to that of the conquest of a vicious habit.
He who is in love is wise and is becoming wiser, sees newly every time he looks at the object beloved, drawing from it with his eyes and his mind those virtues which it possesses.
The best things in life are free.
It is possible to store the mind with a million facts and still be entirely uneducated.
Find the good -- and praise it.
Where there is a will, there is a way.
The will to prepare is more important than the will to win.
Each work has to pass through these stages - ridicule, opposition, and then acceptance. Those who think ahead of their time are sure to be misunderstood.
The speed of the leader determines the rate of the pack.
Trust in yourself. Your perceptions are often far more accurate than you are willing to believe.
Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.
Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement.
Never discourage anyonewho continually makes progress, no matter how slow.
All men dream, but unequally. Those that dream at night in the dusty recesses of their minds awake the next day to find that their dreams were just vanity. But those who dream during the day with their eyes wide open are dangerous men , they act out their dreams to make them reality.
Success is never found. Failure is never fatal. Courage is the only thing.
Never say anything about yourself you do not want to come true.
Every artist was first an amateur.
When you put faith, hope and love together, you can raise positive kids in a negative world.
Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised.
He who stops being better stops being good.
It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer.
A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.
A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.
Well done is better than well said.
Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them ?
When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.
Your decision to be, have and do something out of ordinary entails facing difficulties that are out of the ordinary as well. Sometimes your greatest asset is simply your ability to stay with it longer than anyone else.
Now is wanted intense karma-yoga with unbounded courage and indomitable strength in the heart. Then only will the people of the country be roused.
You are made from the same energy source that has created the oceans, the forests, the mountains, the valleys and all the stars in the sky. So tell me again, why you don't have the strength and power to create whatever you desire?
Don't ask for a light load, but rather ask for a strong back.
Dedicate yourself to the good you deserve and desire for yourself. Give yourself peace of mind. You deserve to be happy. You deserve delight.
If you want to get the best out of a man, you must look for the best that is in him.
Failing to plan is planning to fail.
We do our best that we know how at the moment, and if it doesn't turn out, we modify it.
Great spirits have often encountered violent opposition from weak minds.
I believe that the science of chemistry alone almost proves the existence of an intelligent creator.
Our intentions create our reality.
It's easier to remember when you are right than when the other person was right.
The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it open.
If you look at what you have in life, You'll always have more. If you look at what you don't have in life, You'll never have enough.
We are made for loving. If we don't love, we will be like plants without water.
Happiness is a butterfly, which, when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.
Your neighbor's vision is as true for him as your own vision is true for you.
My main purpose in life is to make money so I can afford to go on creating more inventions.
Growth and change are never easy... If it were easy, you would have done it long ago.
Success often comes to those who dare to act. It seldom goes to the timid who are ever afraid of the consequences.
In the long run, we only hit what we aim at.
The difficulties and distresses to which we have been exposed during the war must now be forgotten. We must endeavor to let our ways be the way of pleasantness and all our paths peace.
Success is neither magical or mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the basic fundamentals.
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
In all things of nature, there is something of the marvelous.
Believe, when you are most unhappy, that there is something for you to do in the world. So long as you can sweeten another's pain, life is not in vain.
You can't have a better tomorrow if you are thinking about yesterday all the time.
One can spend a lifetime assigning blame, find the cause 'out there' for all the troubles that exist. Contrast this with the 'responsible attitude' of confronting the situation, bad or good, and instead of asking, 'What caused the trouble ? Who was to blame ?' asking 'How can I handle this present situation to make the most of it ? What can I salvage here ?'
Everything you want is on the other side of fear.
Go before the people with your example, and be laborious in their affairs.
We need to embrace that the things that we love come to an end. And to not take them for granted. To step back & make sure we really live in the moments which matter to us. Not just being there as a participant. But to really be there a 100%.
Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.
All progress occurs because people dare to be different
The glue that holds all relationships together -- including the relationship between the leader and the led is trust, and trust is based on integrity.
Better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness.
Take things as they are. Punch when you have to punch. Kick when you have to kick.
Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for kindness.
Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel.
Good fortune and bad are equally necessary to man, to fit him to meet the contingencies of this life.
We can help others in the world more by making the most of yourself than in any other way.
Faith can move mountains.
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.
Friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life.
Even when change is elective, it will disorient you. You may go through anxiety. You will miss aspects of your former life. It doesn't matter. The trick is to know in advance of making any big change that you're going to be thrown off your feet by it. So you prepare for this inevitable disorientation and steady yourself to get through it. Then you take the challenge, make the change, and achieve your dream.
And he can make, so say the wise, no claim who makes no sacrifice.
The art of choosing men is not nearly so difficult as the art of enabling those one has chosen to attain their full worth.
We are still masters of our fate. We are still captains of our souls.
Recognize that transition has a characteristic shape.
I always try to turn my personal struggles into something helpful for others.
The search for someone to blame is always successful.
True success is overcoming the fear of being unsuccessful.
Give whatever you are doing and whoever you are with the gift of your attention.
Whoever said anybody has a right to give up ?
In the hopes of reaching the moon men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet.
Look up and not down, look forward and not back, look out and not in, and lend a hand.
I couldn't wait for success, so I went ahead without it.
Go to the people. Learn from them. Live with them. Start with what they know. Build with what they have. The best of leaders when the job is done, when the task is accomplished, the people will say we have done it ourselves.
Believe that the loose ball that you are chasing has your name on it.
It is discouraging how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.