Inspirational Quotes
Where there is no vision, the people perish.
The principal goal of education is to create men who are capable of doing new things, not simply of repeating what other generations have done.
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.
Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.
I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter can not understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence.
What concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are.
Never give an order that can't be obeyed.
Walking is the best possible exercise. Habituate yourself to walk very far. quotes
All work is empty save when there is love.
The best and most beautiful things in this world can not be seen or even heard, but must be felt with the heart.
Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.
Fortify yourself with contentment, for this is an impregnable fortress.
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.
The first step towards success in any occupation is to become interested in it.
He who risks and fails can be forgiven. He who never risks and never fails is a failure in his whole being.
Wherever we look upon this earth, the opportunities take shape within the problems.
It takes a strong fish to swim against the current. Even a dead one can float with it.
Sports serve society by providing vivid examples of excellence.
Our plans miscarry because they have no aim. When a man does not know what harbor he is making for, no wind is the right wind.
Never put off to tomorrow what you can do today.
Never giving up and pushing forward will unlock all the potential we are capable of.
If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.
We must be the change we wish to see.
Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.
Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.
Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly.
When god closes a door, he opens a window.
Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, " What's in it for me ? ".
The only real valuable thing is intuition.
Only after you challenge your biases and stereotypes-- what Francis Bacon called the 'idols which beset men's minds'--can you help others do the same.
It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.
The oneness of human beings is the basic ethical thread that holds us together.
Are we to love only those who deserve our love ? Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you , that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven.
God gives us our relatives - thank God we can choose our friends.
You will become as small as your controlling desire, as great as your dominant aspiration.
The tapas and the other hard yogas that were practiced in other yugas do not work now. What is needed in this yuga is giving, helping others. Believe in yourself and the world will be at your feet.
People who exercise their embryonic freedom day after day, little by little, expand that freedom. People who do not will find that it withers until they are literally 'being lived'. They are acting out scripts written by parents, associates and society.
Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.
He who hesitates is lost.
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
Success seems to be connected with action. Successful men keep moving ; they make mistakes, but they do not quit.
The more you seek security, the less of it you have. But the more you seek opportunity, the more likely it is that you will achieve the security that you desire.
We are continually faced by great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insolvuble problems.
Get into a line that you will find to be a deep personal interest, something you really enjoy spending twelve to fifteen hours a day working at, and the rest of the time thinking about.
Private victories precede public victories. You can't invert that process any more than you can harvest a crop before you plant it.
Results come from constantly applying what you know, not just knowing.
Without inspiration the best powers of the mind remain dormant, they is a fuel in us which needs to be ignited with sparks.
Our intentions create our reality.
Champions are a rare breed. They see beyond the dangers, the risks, the obstacles, and the hardships.
Forget about the consequences of failure. Failure is only a temporary change in direction to set you straight for your next success.
The positive thinker is a hard-headed, tough-minded, and factual realist. He sees all the difficulties clearly... which is more than can be said for the average negative thinker. But he sees more than difficulties -- he tries to see the solutions of those difficulties.
Live your life and forget your age.
Its so hard when contemplated in advance, and so easy when you do it.
Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism -- how passionately I hate them !
Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.
I am again fairly settled down to the pleasant duties of an old fashioned Virginia house-keeper, steady as a clock, busy as a bee, and as cheerful as a cricket.
The more often a man feels without acting, the less he'll be able to act. And in the long run, the less he'll be able to feel.
Inspiration and genius -- one and the same.
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world. The unreasonable man adapts the world to himself. All progress depends upon the unreasonable man.
Our imagination is the only limit to what we can hope to have in the future.
The ancestor of every action is a thought.
The miracle is this the more we share, the more we have.
A Crow is known wherever he is met by his beautiful white dress, and his tall and elegant figure. The greater part of the men being six feet high.
Formal education will make you a living, self-education will make you a fortune.
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.
My father taught me to work ; he did not teach me to love it.
You become what you think about.
You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.
Seldom does an individual exceed his own expectations.
With vision, every person, organization and country can flourish. The Bible says, 'Without vision we perish.
Just as our eyes need light in order to see, our minds need ideas in order to conceive.
I know that many people feel that old age is a time to take it easy, but I compare my life now to being the last runner in a relay race. Would you have me slow down as I near the finish line ?
If you have to drive people that hard to do their job, then you've either got the wrong people, or you've got the right people doing the wrong job.
Problems are only opportunities in work clothes.
Service is the rent we pay to be living. It is the very purpose of life and not something you do in your spare time.
The beginning of wisdom is found in doubting, by doubting we come to the question, and by seeking we may come upon the truth.
Charity should begin at home, but should not stay there. Philip Brooks Children are the reward of life.
What nature delivers to us is never stale. Because what nature creates has eternity in it.
Sharing is the essence of teaching. It is, I have come to believe, the essence of civilizationWithout it, the imagination is but the echo of the self, trapped in a soundproof chamber, reverberating upon itself until it is spent in exhaustion or futility.
The meeting of preparation with opportunity generates the offspring we call luck.
What is strength without a double share of wisdom ?
Someday, man will harness the rise and fall of the tides, imprison the power of the sun, and release atomic power.
If faith in ourselves had been more extensively taught and practiced, I am sure a very large portion of the evils and miseries that we have would have vanished. Duty is to encourage everyone in his struggle to live up to his own highest idea, and strive at the same time to make the ideal as near as possible to the truth.
When you discover your mission, you will feel its demand. It will fill you with enthusiasm and a burning desire to get to work on it.
Seek first to understand, then be understood
Happiness itself does not stay -- only moments of happiness do.
Constant dripping hollows out a stone.
Sooner or later the truth comes to light.
We can let circumstances rule us, or we can take charge and rule our lives from within