Inspirational Quotes
To go fast, row slowly.
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.
Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow.
Creativity is a natural extension of our enthusiasm.
When you arrive at your future, will you blame your past ?
Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.
After every happiness comes misery, they may be far apart or near. The more advanced the soul, the more quickly does one follow the other. What we want is neither happiness nor misery. Both make us forget our true nature, both are chains -- one iron, one gold , behind both is the Atman, who knows neither happiness nor misery. These are states, and states must ever change , but the nature of the atman is bliss, peace, unchanging. We have not to get it, we have it, only wash away the dross and see it.
Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore, Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me I lift me lamp beside the golden door.
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.
The whole secret of existence is to have no fear.
Unfortunately, there seems to be far more opportunity out there than ability... . We should remember that good fortune often happens when opportunity meets with preparation.
Average investors are on the outside trying to look into the inside of the company or property they are investing in.
Pay no attention to what the critics say , no statue has ever been erected to a critic.
You see, in life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually do what they know. Knowing is not enough ! You must take action.
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe.
The mind is a lousy master but a wonderful servant.
Money was never a big motivation for me, except as a way to keep score. The real excitement is playing the game. quotes
Watch people do their most common actions, these are indeed the things that will tell you the real character of a great person.
It is possible to store the mind with a million facts and still be entirely uneducated.
A child becomes an adult when he realizes that he has a right not only to be right but also to be wrong.
Only the educated are free.
If there is no struggle, there is no progress.
Religion is being and becoming. Religion is the manifestation of the divinity already in man.
The worst thing you can try to do is cling to something that is gone, or to recreate it.
It may be all right to be content with what you have, never with what you are.
is a choice to focus one's being in a certain way, to bring one's faith, commitment, creativity, and love into coordination with a particular value and purpose.
To succeed you need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you.
The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what we want most for what we want at the moment.
If you think you are beaten, you are. If you think you dare not, you don't. If you'd like to win, but think you can't it's almost a cinch you won't. Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster man, but sooner or later the man who wins is the one who thinks he can.
We are the only beings on the planet who lead such rich internal lives that it's not the events that matter most to us, but rather, it's how we interpret those events that will determine how we think about ourselves and how we will act in the future.
Go forward confidently, energetically attacking problems, expecting favorable outcomes.
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.
We are at our very best, and we are happiest, when we are fully engaged in work we enjoy on the journey toward the goal we've established for ourselves. It gives meaning to our time off and comfort to our sleep. It makes everything else in life so wonderful, so worthwhile.
There are two things to aim at in life, first, to get what you want, and after that to to enjoy it.
All or our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them. -
Never spend your money before you have it.
If we are to have real peace, we must begin with the children.
Hard work often leads to success. No work seldom does.
We do our best that we know how at the moment, and if it doesn't turn out, we modify it.
Every ceiling, when reached, becomes a floor, upon which one walks as a matter of course and prescriptive right.
Fear nothing, for every renewed effort raises all former failures into lessons, all sins into experience.
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.
Even though I am nearly deaf, I seem to be gifted with a kind of inner hearing which enables me to detect sounds and noises which the ordinary person does not hear.
If money helps a man to do good to others, it is of some value , but if not, it is simply a mass of evil, and the sooner it is got rid of, the better.
Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air
When a man finds no peace within himself, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.
Many of us spend half of our time wishing for things we could have, if we didn't spend half of our time wishing.
As a cure for worrying, work is far better than whiskey. I always found that, if I began to worry, the best thing I could do was focus upon doing something useful and then work very hard at it. Soon, I would forget what was troubling me.
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.
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
A good idea is never lost. Even though its originator or possessor may die, it will someday be reborn in the mind of another.
A wise man will not leave the right to the mercy of chance, nor wish it to prevail through the power of the majority. There is but little virtue in the action of masses of men.
We are what and where we are because we have first imagined it.
The release of atom power has changed everything except our way of thinking, the solution to this problem lies in the heart of mankind. If only I had known, I should have become a watchmaker.
When you are afraid, do the thing you are afraid of and soon you will lose your fear of it.
Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.
Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will one day become a reality.
To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others.
We are all in the gutter but some of us are looking at the stars.
Never stop learning. If you learn one new thing everyday, you will overcome 99% of your competition
The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.
Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Having all the money in the world isn't much good if you can hardly get out of bed in the morning to enjoy it
Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.
Little strokes fell great oaks.
Unless you choose to do great things with it, it makes no difference how much you are rewarded or how much you have.
Children are all foreigners.
I have not failed. I've just found ways that don't work
It's always darkest before the dawn.
Experience is a wonderful thing. It enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.
Indecision is the seedling of fear.
The key to truth is the next deed, and this key opens the door if one does what one has to do in such a way that the meaning of the action here finds its fulfillment. Thus truth in the world of man is not to be found as the content of knowledge, but only as human existence. One does not express it, one does not perceive it, but one lives it, and receives it as life.
Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.
Doomed are the hotheads ! Unhappy are they who lose their cool and are too proud to say, ''I'm sorry. ''
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.
Above all, beware of compromises. I do not mean that you are to get into antagonism with anybody, but you have to hold on to your own principles in weal or woe and never adjust them to others "fads" through the greed of getting supporters.
Procrastination is the bad habit of putting of until the day after tomorrow what should have been done the day before yesterday.
Laws alone can not secure freedom of expression, in order that every man present his views without penalty, there must be spirit of tolerance in the entire population.
The person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury.
Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice. It is not something to be waited for, but rather something to be achieved.
We can help others in the world more by making the most of yourself than in any other way.
Enjoy each step, for in every moment there is something to learn.
He that would be a leader must be a bridge.
If you don't set goals, you can't regret not reaching them.
Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
Problems are only opportunities in work clothes.
Great minds have purpose, while others just have wishes.
Keep the Faith.
To win without risk is to triumph without glory.
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.
Trust in yourself. Your perceptions are often far more accurate than you are willing to believe.