Inspirational Quotes
Every man has in himself a continent of undiscovered character. Happy is he who acts as the Columbus to his own soul.
Character can not be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved
If you wish others to believe in you, you must first convince them that you believe in them.
God is present in every jiva, there is no other god besides that. Who serves jiva serves god indeed.
Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are precious life lessons that can only be learned the hard way. Unless it's a fatal mistake, which, at least, others can learn from.
Who is the happiest of men ? He who values the merits of others, and in their pleasure takes joy, even as though'twere his own.
The biggest room in the world is the room for improvement.
Until a person can say deeply and honestly, "I am what I am today because of the choices I made yesterday'', that person can not say, "I choose otherwise''.
We must never be afraid to go too far, for success lies just beyond.
None are homely who smile.
There is a time to let things happen, and a time to make things happen.
Unfortunately, most of the students in martial art are conformers. The student seldom learns to depend upon himself for expression. Instead, he faithfully or blindly follows an instructor, the authority figure, and his instructor's imposed pattern. That way, the student feels he is no longer alone and finds security in mass imitation. However, what is nurtured is the dependent mind rather than independent inquiry, which is so essential to genuine understanding. So through daily conditioning a student will probably be skilled according to a pattern, however, he will not come to understand himself.
You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you can not do.
In this world a man must either be an anvil or hammer.
To gain more abundance a person needs more skills and needs to be more creative and cooperative.
Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous, you get knocked down by the traffic from both sides.
Imagination is more important than knowledge.
Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.
You become what you think about.
I know people that got diagnosed with Parkinson's, and they just gave up. Sat in a wheelchair and refused to get up. I'll never give up. Some day this will probably take me, but I'm not going to walk away from life.
Use what talent you possess, the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best.
Either you run the day or the day runs you.
He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.
Be who you are in every situation.
When we direct our thoughts properly, we can control our emotions.
Winning isn't everything , it's the only thing.
Let your imagination release your imprisoned possibilities.
Where can we go to find god if we cannot see him in our own hearts and in every living being.
Whenever we're afraid, its because we don't know enough. If we understood enough, we would never be afraid.
The question should be, is it worth trying to do, not can it be done.
You will become as small as your controlling desire ; as great as your dominant aspiration.
See how nature - trees, flowers, grass - grows in silence , see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence we need silence to be able to touch souls.
Only those who do nothing at all make no mistakes but that would be a mistake.
No one is more definite about the solution than the one who doesn't understand the problem.
Each time someone stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope.
In the midst of winter, I found there was within me an invincible summer.
The cherokee people are not "my people".
The heart is wiser than the intellect.
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.
Anything that makes you weak - physically, intellectually and spiritually, reject it as poison.
You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.
With malice toward none, with charity for all.
Only a fool knows everything. A wise man knows how little he knows.
Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.
End your day by privately looking directly into your eyes in the mirror and saying, 'I love you ! ' Do this for thirty days and watch how you transform.
Great spirits have often encountered violent opposition from weak minds.
The only job where you start at the top, is digging a hole.
Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs.
The "how" thinker gets problems solved effectively because he wastes no time with futile "ifs".
Who indeed can harm you if you are committed deeply to doing what is right ?
"Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance."
There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.
What a great feeling to look back on what you've already climbed What a man really wants is creative challenge with sufficient skills to bring him within the reach of success so that he may have the expanding joy of achievement.
We feel good about ourselves to the exact degree we feel in control of our lives.
When I was a young man, I found out that if you hurt somebody, they'll leave you alone. When I tried to leave everybody alone and just do my own thing, everybody just wanted to hurt me. Until one day I just decided, well, I've had enough of this picking. And there were like six young men still figuring they were going to mess with my head. And we went to war. To their surprise, I was no longer taking the beating, I was giving it.
We can let circumstances rule us, or we can take charge and rule our lives from within
Fractures well cured make us more strong.
Men who have attained things worth having in this world have worked while others idled, have persevered while others gave up in despair, have practiced early in life the valuable habits of self-denial, industry, and singleness of purpose. As a result, they enjoy in later life the success so often erroneously attributed to good luck.
Results come from constantly applying what you know, not just knowing.
I never had a policy, I have just tried to do my very best each and every day.
First get rid of the delusion "I am the body", and then only can we want real knowledge.
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.
Don't be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated , you can't cross a chasm in two small jumps.
Let's not confuse hasty decisions with strength or intelligence. It's important to be decisive - after giving consideration that reflects the time you have and what's at stake.
Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity.
Believe, when you are most unhappy, that there is something for you to do in the world. So long as you can sweeten another's pain, life is not in vain.
We have no simple problems or easy decisions after kindergarten.
We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it.
Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
Desire, ignorance, and inequality, this is the trinity of bondage.
Your current safe boundaries were once unknown frontiers.
People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of their character.
The only good luck many great men ever had was being born with the ability and determination to overcome bad luck.
If you can imagine it, you can achieve it , if you can dream it, you can become it.
At every moment during our existence we are all called to be leaders, if for no other purpose than to lead ourselves.
One can spend a lifetime assigning blame, find the cause 'out there' for all the troubles that exist. Contrast this with the 'responsible attitude' of confronting the situation, bad or good, and instead of asking, 'What caused the trouble ? Who was to blame ?' asking 'How can I handle this present situation to make the most of it ? What can I salvage here ?'
Go forward confidently, energetically attacking problems, expecting favorable outcomes.
In prosperity, our friends know us , in adversity, we know our friends.
Are you bored with life ? Then throw yourself into some work you believe in with all your heart, live for it, die for it, and you will find happiness that you had thought could never be yours.
Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.
I am a slow walker, but I never walk backwards.
If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.
Leadership - The art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.
Watch people do their most common actions, these are indeed the things that will tell you the real character of a great person.
Its obvious that we don't know one millionth of one percent about anything.
Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.
I am resolved that I will not through my humility become the devil's attorney. I will endeavor to speak a good word for the truth.
If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
Be the change you want to see in the world Ghandi Be useful where thou livest.
Be the change you want to see in the world.
You have enemies ? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.
Continuous effort, not strength or intelligence, is the key to unlocking our potential.