Inspirational Quotes
A person starts to live when he can live outside himself.
No man can stand on top because he is put there.
You can do what you want to do.
Every time we open our mouths, men look into our minds.
Be patient with your enemies and forgiving of your friends.
A gentle hand may lead even an elephant by a single hair.
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.
We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.
Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you.
Thou love life ? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff that life is made of.
In every difficult situation is potential value. Believe this, then begin looking for it.
Happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have.
Don't think it, ink it.
Don't waste yourself in rejection, nor bark against the bad, but chant the beauty of the good.
When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge.
There is no happiness except in the realization that we have accomplished something.
I believe that it is better to learn from the diverse people around us than to try in vain to emulate them, better to be a teacher than a role model. As strong as my legs are, it is my mind that has made me a champion.
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer.
One only gets to the top rung on the ladder by steadily climbing up one at a time, and suddenly, all sorts of powers, all sorts of abilities which you thought never belonged to you suddenly become within your own possibility and you think, 'Well, I'll have a go, too.'
I maintained my edge by always being a student, you will always have something new to learn.
The whole secret of existence is to have no fear.
Adversity is the diamond dust that heaven polishes its jewels with.
Men are often capable of greater things than they perform. They are sent into the world with bills of credit, and seldom draw to their full extent.
The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking.
If the going is real easy, beware, you may be headed down hill.
The most important part of being a leader is maintaining the desire to keep on learning. That means learning about yourself, about your peers, and about the people you serve.
If you want to get the best out of a man, you must look for the best that is in him.
The best way to predict the future is to create it.
My father taught me to work ; he did not teach me to love it.
Let he him who would be moved to convince others, be first moved to convince himself.
I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.
They made us many promises, more than I can remember, but they kept only one. They promised to take our land, and they did.
The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.
Do not wait ; the time will never be "just right". Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.
It is discouraging how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.
If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think another negative thought.
When I hear somebody sigh, life is hard, I am always tempted to ask, compared to what ?
Let us more and more insist on raising funds of love, of kindness, of understanding, of peace.
The further the spiritual evolution of mankind advances, the more certain it seems to me that the path to genuine religiosity does not lie through the fear of life, and the fear of death, and blind faith, but through striving after rational knowledge.
Neither seek nor avoid, take what comes.
People are not lazy. They simply have impotent goals - that is, goals that do not inspire them.
Never spend your money before you have it.
Believe it is possible to solve your problem. Tremendous things happen to the believer. So believe the answer will come. It will.
Life's most soothing things are a child's goodnight and sweet music.
There are four ways, and only four ways, in which we have contact with the world. We are evaluated and classified by these four contacts : what we do, how we look, what we say, and how we say it.
This life is a hard fact, work your way through it boldly, though it may be adamantine, no matter, the soul is stronger. I have seen in life those who are overcautious about themselves fall into dangers at every step, those who are afraid of losing honor and respect, get only disgrace, and those who are always afraid of loss, always lose.
Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens.
There are millions of children today who don't attend school. However, education is the only way to get ahead in this country.
You see, it's never the environment ; it's never the events of our lives, but the meaning we attach to the events - how we interpret them - that shapes who we are today and who we'll become tomorrow. quotes
Everything in the world we want to do or get done, we must do with and through people.
Great and glorious events which dazzle the beholder are represented by politicians as the outcome of grand designs whereas they are usually products of temperaments and passions.
Yes, we have to divide up our time like that, between our politics and our equations. But to me our equations are far more important, for politics are only a matter of present concern. A mathematical equation stands forever.
Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.
To catch lots of fish, you must first go to the water. To dare is to lose one's footing momentarily. To not dare is to lose oneself.
If I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have the capacity at the beginning.
Intelligence without ambition is like a bird without wings.
The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.
If I can line up the people who, back through the ages, have gone at life in ways I greatly admire, then I can feel their strength supporting me, all their standards and values pointing the way in which I am to go.
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
If you can dream it, then you can achieve it. You will get all you want in life if you help enough other people get what they want.
People who are afraid to fail can never experience the joys of success.
Trust in yourself. Your perceptions are often far more accurate than you are willing to believe.
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.
He who has hope has everything.
The vedanta recognizes no sin, it only recognizes error. And the greatest error, says the vedanta is to say that you are weak, that you are a sinner, a miserable creature, and that you have no power and you cannot do this and that.
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.
He who speaks the loudest is the least heard.
People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go in.
The person who says it can not be done should not interrupt the person who is doing it.
Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater.
Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.
A wise man makes his own decisions , an ignorant man follows the public opinion.
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 listener does not hear. quotes
Let us strive on to finish the work we are in
I am convinced that He ( God ) does not play dice.
Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have.
If a man hasn't discovered something that he will die for, he isn't fit to live.
The price of greatness is responsibility.
Life is change, growth is optional. Choose wisely.
Are great things ever done smoothly ? Time, patience, and indomitable will must show.
Some things have to be believed to be seen.
Joy increases as you give it, and diminishes as you try to keep it for yourself. In giving it, you will accumulate a deposit of joy greater than you ever believed possible.
Never react emotionally to criticism. Analyze yourself to determine whether it is justified. If it is, correct yourself. Otherwise, go on about your business.
He who stops being better stops being good.
Don't say, "If I could, I would". Say, "If I can, I will".
Whatever good things we build end up building us.
Four steps to achievement : plan purposely, prepare prayerfully, proceed positively, pursue persistently.
Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement.
Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him father.
Education is the power to think clearly, the power to act well in the world's work, and the power to appreciate life.