Inspirational Quotes
Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.
In the long run, men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, though they should fail immediately, they had better aim at something high.
Open your ears before you open your mouth, it may surprise your eyes !
Every life form seems to strive to its maximum except human beings. How tall will a tree grow ? As tall as it possibly can. Human beings, on the other hand, have been given the dignity of choice. You can choose to be all or you can choose to be less. Why not stretch up to the full measure of the challenge and see what all you can do ?
You cannot teach a man anything, you can only help him find it within himself.
All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.
Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school.
'Wake Me When It's Funny'
Look back on times of adversity with hope for the future, not regret for the past. Look not mournfully into the past, it comes not back again. Wisely improve the present, it is thine. Go forth to meet the shadowy future without fear and with a manly heart.
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.
Success is achieved and maintained by those who try and keep trying.
Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow
People with many interests live, not only longest, but happiest.
Conversation is an art in which a man has all mankind for his competitors, for it is that which all are practicing every day while they live.
The measure of a man is the way he bears up under misfortune.
Money was never a big motivation for me, except as a way to keep score. The real excitement is playing the game. quotes
Want to learn to eat a lot ? Here it is : Eat a little. That way, you will be around long enough to eat a lot.
Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.
Pay no attention to what the critics say , no statue has ever been erected to a critic.
Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light.
The great end of life is not knowledge but action.
Self-suggestion makes you master of yourself.
Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind.
Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don't wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether it's at work or with your family. Every minute should be enjoyed and savored.
Neither seek nor avoid, take what comes.
A ship is safe in harbor, but thats not what ships are for.
The first requisite for success is to develop the ability to focus and apply your mental and physical energies to the problem at hand - without growing weary. Because such thinking is often difficult, there seems to be no limit to which some people will go to avoid the effort and labor that is associated with it.
Let your imagination release your imprisoned possibilities.
Procrastination is the thief of time.
The time is always right to do what is right.
You can observe a lot just by watching.
Education means inspiring someones mind, not just filling their head.
Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.
Life is what you make it.
It is no sin to attempt and fail. The only sin is to not make the attempt.
To me, the idea and expectation that the day is slowly and surely coming when we will be able to honestly say we are our brother's keeper and not his oppressor is very beautiful.
Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.
How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and the strong. Because someday in life you will have been all of these.
Knowledge is proud that she knows so much , wisdom is humble that she knows no more.
I know god will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish he didn't trust me so much.
The several tribes of indians inhabiting the regions of the upper missouri, and of whom I spoke in my last letter, are undoubtedly the finest looking, best equipped, and most beautifully costumed of any on the continent.
Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment.
Those who are fired with an enthusiastic idea and who allow it to take hold and dominate their thoughts find that new worlds open for them. As long as enthusiasm holds out, so will new opportunities.
Man has been endowed with reason, with the power to create, so that he can add to what he's been given. But up to now he hasn't been a creator, only a destroyer. Forests keep disappearing, rivers dry up, wild life's become extinct, the climate's ruined and the land grows poorer and uglier every day.
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
You can't build a reputation on what you're going to do.
One of the main reasons people are not rich is that they worry too much about things that might never happen. quotes
Where there is a will, there is a way.
Respect the past in the full measure of its desserts, but do not make the mistake of confusing it with the present nor seek in it the ideals of the future.
The more we grow in love, virtue and holiness, the more we see love, virtue and holiness outside.
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results
How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and the strong. Because someday in life you will have been all of these.
First say to yourself what you would be , and then do what you have to do.
Happiness consists of a solid faith, good health, and a bad memory.
if you can't lift the corners, let the middle sag.
Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen.
You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.
To live a creative life we must lose our fear of being wrong.
Don't sweat the small stuff.
Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit.
Never giving up and pushing forward will unlock all the potential we are capable of.
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.
The will to prepare is more important than the will to win.
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.
The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.
Personal leadership is not a singular experience. It is, rather, the ongoing process of keeping your vision and values before you and aligning your life to be congruent with those most important things.
You see things and you say, why ? But I dream things that never were and say, why not ?
Its so hard when contemplated in advance, and so easy when you do it.
I have realized god sitting in the temple of every human body, the moment I stand in reverence before every human being and see god in him - that moment I am free from bondage, everything that binds vanishes, and I am free.
You become what you think about.
Any girl can be glamorous. All you have to do is stand still and look stupid.
Success in life has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself. It's what you do for others.
A gentle hand may lead even an elephant by a single hair.
It's not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.
When I've heard all I need to make a decision, I don't take a vote. I make a decision.
Great minds have purpose, others have wishes.
Love is a daily, mutual exchange of value.
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.
Laughter is the best medicine.
If to do good were easy as to know what were good to do, chapels had been churches, and poor men's cottages princes' palaces.
Always bear in mind, that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other thing.
I have failed over and over again. That is why I succeed.
Live out of your imagination, not your history.
Take control of your consistent emotions and begin to consciously and deliberately reshape your daily experience of life.
Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.
People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.
The harder I work, the luckier I get.
Let thy words be few.
When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.
Believe that the loose ball that you are chasing has your name on it.