Inspirational Quotes
There is no luck except where there is discipline.
It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.
It is better to have loved and lost than to never have loved.
Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls.
The vedanta recognizes no sin, it only recognizes error. And the greatest error, says the vedanta is to say that you are weak, that you are a sinner, a miserable creature, and that you have no power and you cannot do this and that.
You are today where your thoughts have brought
A gentle hand may lead even an elephant by a single hair.
What you can do, or dream you can, begin it, boldness has genius, power and magic in it.
Success is the child of audacity.
Be careful the environment you choose for it will shape you ; be careful the friends you choose for you will become like them.
Remember happiness doesn't depend on who you are or what you have, it depends solely upon what you think.
The ideas I stand for are not mine. I borrowed them from Socrates. I swiped them from Chesterfield. I stole them from Jesud. And I put them in a book. If you don't like their rules whose would you use ?
Kindness is an inner desire that makes us want to do good things even if we do not get anything in return. It is the joy of our life to do them. When we do good things from this inner desire, there is kindness in everything we think, say, want and do.
The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.
Every artist was first an amateur.
To go against the dominant thinking of your friends, of most of the people you see every day, is perhaps the most difficult act of heroism you can perform.
To do great things is difficult, but to command great things is more difficult.
Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.
The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet.
When a man comes to a conscious vital realization of those great spiritual forces within himself and begins to use those forces in science, in business, and in life, his progress in the future will be unparalleled.
If the student thinks he is the spirit, he will be a better student. If the lawyer thinks he is the spirit, he will be a better lawyer, and so on.
You will become as small as your controlling desire ; as great as your dominant aspiration.
We mustn't let our passions destroy our dreams.
I used to think anyone doing anything weird was weird. Now I know that it is the people that call others weird that are weird.
The time is always right to do what is right.
Action without study is fatal. Study without action is fatal. Mary Beard Actions speak louder than words.
Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal ; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.
The ladder of success is never crowded at the top.
The mind, ever the willing servant, will respond to boldness, for boldness, in effect, is a command to deliver mental resources.
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
The older I grow, the more everything seems to me to lie in manliness. This is my new gospel.
In order to succeed you must fail so that you know what not to do the next time.
Yes, you can be a dreamer and a doer too, if you will remove one word from your vocabulary : impossible.
A friend is one who knows us, but loves us anyway.
Above all to thine own self be true.
You may have to fight a battle more than once to win.
Time is free, but it's priceless. You can't own it, but you can use it. You can't keep it, but you can spend it. Once you've lost it, you can never get it back.
What you are is god's gift to you, what you become is your gift to god.
Throughout the centuries there have been men who took the first steps down new roads armed with nothing but their own vision.
Many have encountered and overcome the challenge of homelessness Many men go fishing all their lives not knowing it is not fish they are after.
Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.
Flacco when asked whether fourth quarter performance defines a quarterback - "I have no idea. If we win the Super Bowl, I guess it will be".
Attitude determines altitude.
It's the investor who is risky, not the investment.
It had always amazed me how different things looked in a studio compared to how they appeared on TV. In reality the set was a tiny stage in a giant room of cables, cameras, and monitors, all connected trounced a control room full of other monitors and audio equipment. On TV it looked like two people sitting in an office having a conversation.
Before we can forgive one another, we must understand one another
I am not sure I should have dared to start , but I am sure that I should not have dared to stop.
Draw from others the lesson that may profit yourself.
Commit yourself to a dream nobody who tries to do something great but fails is a total failure. Why ? Because he can always rest assured that he succeeded in life's most important battle -- he defeated the fear of trying.
Look up and not down, look forward and not back, look out and not in, and lend a hand.
There is no chance, no fate, no destiny that can circumvent, or hinder, or control a firm resolve of a determined soul.
What is the use of living if it be not to strive for noble causes and to make this muddled world a better place for those who will live in it after we are gone.
Seek first to understand, then to be understood.
When you do the wrong thing, knowing it is wrong, you do so because you have n't developed the habit of effectively controlling or neutralizing strong inner urges that tempt you, or because you have established the wrong habit and don't know how to eliminate them effectively.
There is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it.
Real success is finding your lifework in the work that you love.
The best things in life are free.
You must motivate yourself every day.
No man or woman is an island. To exist just for yourself is meaningless. You can achieve the most satisfaction when you feel related to some greater purpose in life, something greater than yourself.
Laughing at our mistakes can lengthen our own life. Laughing at someone else's can shorten it.
The strength of the heart comes from the soundness of the faith.
The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.
There is no substitute for hard work.
Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it.
This too, shall pass.
Volunteering is not a choice, it's a responsibility.
Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live.
Never discourage anyonewho continually makes progress, no matter how slow.
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 worst thing you can try to do is cling to something that is gone, or to recreate it.
Be like a postage stamp. Stick to it until you get there.
Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never -- in nothing, great or small, large or petty -- never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense.
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe.
There is nothing wrong with change, if it is in the right direction.
Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.
We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done.
Love is blind, friendship closes its eyes.
Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune, but great minds rise above them.
The only way to make sure people you agree with can speak is to support the rights of people you don't agree with.
As you think in your heart, so shall you be.
Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell'em, Certainly I can ! - and get busy and find out how to do it
Volunteers don't get paid, not because they're worthless, but because they're priceless.
Continuous effort, not strength or intelligence, is the key to unlocking our potential.
Faith can move mountains.
No general can fight his battles alone. He must depend upon his lieutenants, and his success depends upon his ability to select the right man for the right place.
Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.
Of course it's the same old story. Truth usually is the same old story.
The grand essentials of happiness are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
Insist on yourself, never imitate. Every great man is unique.
This is a great fact : strength is life, weakness is death. Strength is felicity, life eternal, immortal , weakness is constant strain and misery, weakness is death.
You can't do anything about the length of your life, but you can do something about its width and depth.
Don't let your fears stand in the way of your dreams !