I pack my trunk, embrace my friends, embark on the sea, and at last wake up in Naples, and there beside me is the Stern Fact, the Sad Self, unrelenting, identical, that I fled from.
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.
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.
Adversity is the diamond dust that heaven polishes its jewels with.
It's to be expected that you make mistakes when you're breaking new ground.
You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean , if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.
It's never too late.
Insist on yourself, never imitate. Every great man is unique.
I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.
Now he has departed from this strange world a little ahead of me. That means nothing. People like us, who believe in physics, know that the distinction between past, present, and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.
The idea of working all your life, saving, and putting money into a retirement account is a very slow plan.
It may be all right to be content with what you have, never with what you are.
Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own mind.
Ill can he rule the great that cannot reach the small.
It's not what you are that holds you back, it's what you think you are not.
Enjoy each step, for in every moment there is something to learn.
Never react emotionally to criticism. Analyze yourself to determine whether it is justified. If it is, correct yourself. Otherwise, go on about your business.
Treat a man as he is and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he can and should be and he will become as he can and should be.
Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness , it is generally the by- product of other activities.
If we don't change, we don't grow. If we don't grow, we aren't really living.
Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.
There is only one way to happiness, and that is to cease worrying things which are beyond the power of our will.
Seize the day.
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.
This is as true in everyday life as it is in battle we are given one life and the decision is ours whether to wait for circumstances to make up our mind, or whether to act, and in acting, to live.
Kindness is a language which the dumb can speak, the deaf can understand.
It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get back up.
Who indeed can harm you if you are committed deeply to doing what is right ?
To be a leader, you must stand for something, or fall for anything.
Defeat is not defeat unless accepted as a reality in your own mind.
It's your attitude not your aptitude that determines your altitude.
If you would live your life with ease, do what you ought, not what you please.
Never say anything about yourself you do not want to come true.
The best way to escape from a problem is to solve it.
No limits are set to the ascent of man, and to each and everyone the highest stands open. Here it is only your personal choice that decides.
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe.
The way we see the problem is the problem.
Time is an equal opportunity employer. Each human being has exactly the same number of hours and minutes every day. Rich people can't buy more hours. Scientists can't invent new minutes. And you can't save time to spend it on another day. Even so, time is amazingly fair and forgiving. No matter how much time you've wasted in the past, you still have an entire tomorrow. quotes
All knowledge that the world has ever received comes from the mind, the infinite library of the universe is in our own mind.
Work like you don't need the money, love like you've never been hurt and dance like no one is watching
Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid.
For all sad words of tongue and pen, The saddest are these, 'It might have been' .
Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender , it's holy ground. There's no greater investment.
Authentic leaders have absorbed the fundamental fact of existence -- that you can't get around life's inherent contradictions. The leadership mind is spacious. It has ample room for the ambiguities of the world, for conflicting feelings, and for contradictory ideas. I believe that the central leadership attribute is the ability to manage polarity.
Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character.
A wise man makes his own decisions , an ignorant man follows the public opinion.
They can because they think they can.
It's not about the money. It's about what you feel you deserve.
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens.
Fortify yourself with contentment, for this is an impregnable fortress.
You may have to fight a battle more than once to win.
If we are going to teach 'creation science' as an alternative to evolution, then we should also teach the stork theory as an alternative to biological reproduction.
History does nothing , it does not possess immense riches, it does not fight battles. It is men, real, living, who do all this.
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If you can't do it today, what makes you think you can do it tomorrow.
Watch your manner of speech if you wish to develop a peaceful state of mind. Start each day by affirming peaceful, contented and happy attitudes and your days will tend to be pleasant and successful.
They will rise highest who strive for the highest place.
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.
Success is counted sweetest by those who ne'er succeed.
Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they ought to be done.
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
Real glory springs from the silent conquest of ourselves.
The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.
No fate is worse than a life without a love.
You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.
The fastest way to pass your own expectation is to add passion to your labor.
We come to beginnings only at the end.
Living a life of integrity is one of the greatest missions we can undertake.
Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.
You have not lived until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.
There is no security on this earth, there is only opportunity.
Stand as a rock , you are indestructible. You are the Self ( atman ) , the god of the universe.
If you don't like something, change it , if you can't change it, change the way you think about it.
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.
O Captain ! My Captain ! our fearful trip is done.
All misfortune is but a stepping stone to fortune.
Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
A gentleman can withstand hardships , it is only the small man who, when submitted to them, is swept off his feet.
The only guide to man is his conscience , the only shield to his memory is the rectitude and sincerity of his actions. It is very imprudent to walk through life without this shield, because we are so often mocked by the failure of our hopes and the upsetting of our calculations, but with this shield, however the fates may play, we march always in the ranks of honor.
The glow of inspiration warms us, it is a holy rapture.
All things are created twice. There's a mental or first creation, and a physical or second creation of all things. You have to make sure that the blueprint, the first creation, is really what you want, that you've thought everything through. Then you put it into bricks and mortar. Each day you go to the construction shed and pull out the blueprint to get marching orders for the day. You begin with the end in mind.
Possibilitizing is overcoming while you're undergoing.
To give away money is an easy matter and in any mans power. But to decide to whom to give it, and how large, and when, and for what purpose and how, is neither in any mans power nor an easy matter
The way we communicate with others and with ourselves ultimately determines the quality of our lives.
My fathers planted for me, and I planted for my children.
We can always redeem the man who aspires and strives.
We must not say every mistake is a foolish one.
Most people have no idea of the giant capacity we can immediately command when we focus all of our resources on mastering a single area of our lives.
Opportunity does not knock ; it presents itself when you beat down the door. -
Sweet are the uses of adversity, Which like the toad, ugly and venomous, Wears yet a precious jewel in his head.
Don't argue for other people's weaknesses. Don't argue for your own. When you make a mistake, admit it, correct it, and learn from it -- immediately.