Inspirational Quotes
Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.
The earth is enjoyed by heroes, this is the unfailing truth. Be a hero. Always say, I have no fear.
Our happiness depends on the habit of mind we cultivate. So practice happy thinking every day. Cultivate the merry heart, develop the happiness habit, and life will become a continual feast.
It is absurd that a man should rule others, who can not rule himself.
We have merely scratched the surface of the store of knowledge which will come to us. I believe that we are now, a-tremble on the verge of vast discoveries - discoveries so wondrously important they will upset the present trend of human thought and start it along completely new lines.
Where there is a will, there is a way.
Self delusion is pulling in your stomach when you step on the scales.
Whenever we're afraid, its because we don't know enough. If we understood enough, we would never be afraid.
May you live all the days of your life.
It is better to bind your children to you by a feeling of respect and by gentleness, than by fear.
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream.
Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness.
What we see depends mainly on what we look for.
All of the subjects that I've chosen have had to do with isolation. ... The whole idea of [people] gathering ... doesn't really appeal to me.
We must not say every mistake is a foolish one.
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
I am not sure I should have dared to start , but I am sure that I should not have dared to stop.
No legacy is so rich as honesty.
You must think of failure and defeat as the spring boards to new achievements, and to the next level of accomplishment.
I thought that training for the Olympics would be hardest thing I would ever have to do," former Olympic gymnast Jordyn Wieber said in court. "But the hardest thing I've ever had to do is process that I am a victim of Larry Nassar. But even though I'm a victim, I do not and will not live my life as one.
How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.
Drop the idea that you are Atlas carrying the world on your shoulders. The world would go on even without you. Don't take yourself so seriously.
The outer forms of our lives can change in an instant, but the inner reorientation that brings us back into a vital relation to people and activity takes time.
Nothing happens unless first we dream.
Luck is when opportunity knocks, and you answer.
You see, when we have the opportunity of working out, you'll see that your way of thinking is definitely not the same as mine. Art, after all, is a means of acquiring personal liberty. Your way is not my way nor mine yours.
The only gift is a portion of thyself.
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.
Resentment or grudges do no harm to the person against whom you hold these feelings but every day and every night of your life, they are eating at you.
Keep your business affairs in your own hands. It's the only way to be happy.
Follow humbly wherever and to whatever abyss Nature leads, or you shall learn nothing.
A teacher, a really good teacher, is never a giver of truth; he is a guide, a pointer to truth. Therefore, a good teacher, or, more appropriately, a guide, studies each student individually and helps to awaken the student to explore himself, both internally and externally, and ultimately to integrate himself with his being. All in all, a teacher acts as a catalyst, and not only must he have a tremendous understanding; he must also possess a sensitive mind with great flexibility and adaptability.
Start by doing what is necessary, then what is possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.
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.
As different streams having different sources all mingle their waters in the sea, so different tendencies, various though they appear, crooked or straight, all lead to god.
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.
When you become detached mentally from yourself and concentrate on helping other people with their difficulties, you will be able to cope with your own more effectively. Somehow, the act of self-giving is a personal power-releasing factor.
Hope is like a bird that senses the dawn and carefully starts to sing while it is still dark.
We mustn't let our passions destroy our dreams.
You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do.
For changes to be of any true value, they've got to be lasting and consistent.
I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment, I still have a dream.
It is better to do the wrong thing than to do nothing.
And now here is my secret, a very simple secret. It is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye.
Level with your child by being honest. Nobody spots a phony quicker than a child.
It takes a great deal of character strength to apologize quickly out of one's heart rather than out of pity. A person must possess himself and have a deep sense of security in fundamental principles and values in order to genuinely apologize.
Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.
The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails.
Don't fall victim to your own melodrama. Keep things in perspective. The odds are that your problem is solvable. Address the solution and don't dwell on the problem to the point at which it paralyzes you.
Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life - think of it, dream of it, and live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success.
It's a funny thing about life, if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you often get it.
Keys to success : Research your ideas, plan for success, expect success, and just do it.
Your purpose is to make your audience see what you saw, hear what you heard, feel what you felt. Relevant detail, couched in concrete, colorful language, is the best way to recreate the incident as it happened and to picture it for the audience.
Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find, knock and it shall be opened unto you.
Be careful the environment you choose for it will shape you ; be careful the friends you choose for you will become like them.
Say not, "I have found the truth" but rather, "I have found a truth".
The struggle of the mind to keep itself free from every sort of bondage -- to remain curious, open, unsatiated in all its relations with nature -- is tenfold more difficult than the cultivation of a stable, satisfying point of view, but a thousandfold more precious.
Failure ? I never encountered it. All I ever met were temporary setbacks.
If a man does his best, what else is there ?
Happiness is not a destination. It is a method of life.
A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart.
One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.
People who are afraid to fail can never experience the joys of success.
Surmounting difficulty is the crucible that forms character.
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.
In order to change we must be sick and tired of being sick and tired.
Neither seek nor avoid, take what comes.
I don't think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity , an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
All that is real in me is god. All that is real in god is I. The gulf between god and me is thus bridged. Thus by knowing god, we find that the kingdom of heaven is within us.
Just smiling can do wonders for your attitude
All or our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them. -
Never talk defeat. Use words like hope, belief, faith, victory.
The man of virtue makes the difficulty to be overcome his first business, and success only a subsequent consideration.
Love cures people, both the ones who give it and the ones who receive it.
Courage is not a virtue of value among other personal values like love or fidelity. It is the foundation that underlies and gives reality to all other virtues and personal values. Without courage our love pales into mere dependency. Without courage our fidelity becomes conformism.
If you don't first handle fear and desire, and you get rich, you'll be a high pay slave.
First get rid of the delusion "I am the body", and then only can we want real knowledge.
The ladder of success is never crowded at the top.
No man is happy who does not think himself so.
Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation.
I believe that every human mind feels pleasure in doing good to another.
Impossible situations can become possible miracles.
The truth is that we can learn to condition our minds, bodies, and emotions to link pain or pleasure to whatever we choose. By changing what we link pain and pleasure to, we will instantly change our behaviors.
The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards.
Wisdom is knowing what to do next.
You can observe a lot just by watching.
Happiness can not be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace and gratitude.
Talkers are no good doers.
Wisdom is more precious than rubies.
You control your future, your destiny. What you think about comes about. By recording your dreams and goals on paper, you set in motion the process of becoming the person you most want to be. Put your future in good hands -- your own.
You can have anything you want ? if you want it badly enough. You can be anything you want to be, do anything you set out to accomplish if you hold to that desire with singleness of purpose.