Inspirational Quotes
The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.
He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.
The most interesting thing about a postage stamp is the persistence with which it sticks to its job.
Education means inspiring someones mind, not just filling their head.
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.
You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.
Advice after the mischief is like medicine after death.
Sweet are the uses of adversity, Which like the toad, ugly and venomous, Wears yet a precious jewel in his head.
Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.
Success is never wondering what if.
The history of the world is but the biography of great men.
One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.
, Nobel Peace Prize winner We are rich only through what we give, and poor only through what we refuse.
The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender.
Our life is what it is as a result of how we think.
Luck happens when opportunity encounters the prepared mind.
The whole universe is only the self with variations, one tune made bearable by variations. Sometimes there are discords, but they only make the subsequent harmony more perfect. In this hell of a world one can bring a little joy and peace even for a day into the heart of a single person, that much alone is true, this I have learnt after suffering all my life, all else is mere moonshine.
I was never tired of listening to his wisdom or imparting my own.
Let's just go and win a (bleeping) game.
Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.
Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own mind.
Before I learned the art, a punch was just a punch, and a kick, just a kick. After I learned the art, a punch was no longer a punch, a kick, no longer a kick. Now that I understand the art, a punch is just a punch and a kick is just a kick.
If you are afraid of failure you don’t deserve to be successful!
The more you seek security, the less of it you have. But the more you seek opportunity, the more likely it is that you will achieve the security that you desire.
If you face a delicate situation, don't go into it wearing your spurs or you'll rip it apart. Instead, dress for the occasion. Cloak yourself in diplomacy. Vest yourself with wisdom, and wear a smile.
Again and again, the impossible problem is solved when we see that the problem is only a tough decision waiting to be made.
First get rid of the delusion "I am the body", and then only can we want real knowledge.
What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness ?
Besides the short catnaps I take each day, I average about four to five hours of sleep per night.
What great thing would you attempt if you knew you could not fail ?
One joy scatters a hundred griefs.
When you are afraid, do the thing you are afraid of and soon you will lose your fear of it.
Silence is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.
He is an atheist who does not believe in himself. The old religions said that he was an atheist who did not believe in god. The new religion says that he is an atheist who does not believe in himself.
To succeed you need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you.
Relationships are the hallmark of the mature person.
Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.
Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That is why it is called present.
We still do not know one thousandth of one percent of what nature has revealed to us.
If there is one word that you find coming out like a bomb from the upanishads, bursting like a bombshell upon masses of ignorance, it is the word fearlessness.
What nature delivers to us is never stale. Because what nature creates has eternity in it.
The life which is unexamined is not worth living
What doesn't kill me, makes me stronger.
Trust in yourself. Your perceptions are often far more accurate than you are willing to believe.
In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life - it goes on.
He who lends to the poor gets his interest from God.
Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.
Not many people are willing to give failure a second opportunity. They fail once and it is all over. The bitter pill of failure is often more than most people can handle. If you are willing to accept failure and learn from it, if you are willing to consider failure as a blessing in disguise and bounce back, you have got the essential of harnessing one of the most powerful success forces.
Winning isn't everything , it's the only thing.
Acknowledge that you failed, draw your lessons from it, and use it to your advantage to make sure it never happens again.
Attitude determines altitude.
The first step towards success in any occupation is to become interested in it.
He who is afraid of asking is ashamed of learning.
Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
If you raise your children to feel that they can accomplish any goal or task they decide upon, you will have succeeded as a parent and you will have given your children the greatest of all blessings.
The positive thinker is a hard-headed, tough-minded, and factual realist. He sees all the difficulties clearly... which is more than can be said for the average negative thinker. But he sees more than difficulties -- he tries to see the solutions of those difficulties.
If you think you can, or you think you can't, you're probably right.
When your self-worth goes up, your net worth goes up with it.
You must learn from your past mistakes, but not lean on your past successes.
You create your reality.
Kindness is a language which the dumb can speak, the deaf can understand.
The entire law is summed up in a single command, Love your neighbor as yourself.
What we do not see, what most of us never suspect of existing, is the silent but irresistible power which comes to the rescue of those who fight on in the face of discouragement.
Happiness is not a destination. It is a method of life.
Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom.
I do not think much of a man who does not know more today than he did yesterday.
Nothing liberates our greatness like the desire to help, the desire to serve.
"I can't do it" never accomplished anything ; "I will try" has performed miracles.
To live happily with other people, ask of them only what they can give.” Tristan Bernard
There's no such thing as coulda, shoulda and woulda. If you shoulda and coulda, you woulda done it.
Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school.
Anything in life worth having is worth working for.
You miss 100% of the shots you don't take
Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, " What's in it for me ? ".
Things turn out best for people who make the best of the way things turn out.
This is a great fact : strength is life, weakness is death. Strength is felicity, life eternal, immortal , weakness is constant strain and misery, weakness is death.
We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.
A mature man is his own judge. In the end, his only form of support is being faithful to his own convictions. The advice of others may be welcomed invaluable, but it does not free him from responsibility.
Dreams are the reality of tomorrow.
Seek first to understand, then to be understood.
Peace can not be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.
The truth is that we can learn to condition our minds, bodies, and emotions to link pain or pleasure to whatever we choose. By changing what we link pain and pleasure to, we will instantly change our behaviors.
I never worry about action, but only about inaction.
If I were required to guess off-hand, and without collusion with higher minds, what is the bottom cause of the amazing material and intellectual advancement of the last fifty years, I should guess that it was the modern-born and previously non-existent disposition on the part of men to believe that a new idea can have value.
Ideas attract money, time, talents, skills, energy and other complementary ideas that will bring them into reality.
When I hear somebody sigh, Life is hard, I am always tempted to ask, Compared to what ?
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.
Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.
A wedding anniversary is the celebration of love, trust, partnership, tolerance, and tenacity. The order varies for any given year.
It's always too soon to quit !
A smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks.