Inspirational Quotes
Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.
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''.
Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today.
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.
You can not shake hands with a clenched fist.
Recognize that transition has a characteristic shape.
Happiness resides not in possessions and not in gold , the feeling of happiness dwells in the soul.
It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.
What is strength without a double share of wisdom ?
I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment, I still have a dream.
Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day.
I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.
Joy is the feeling of grinning inside.
Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens.
The road to success is always under construction.
All knowledge that the world has ever received comes from the mind, the infinite library of the universe is in our own mind.
From his neck down a man is worth a couple of dollars a day, from his neck up he is worth anything that his brain can produce.
The beginning of wisdom is found in doubting, by doubting we come to the question, and by seeking we may come upon the truth.
The path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
When your self-worth goes up, your net worth goes up with it.
Use your gifts faithfully, and they shall be enlarged , practice what you know, and you shall attain to higher knowledge.
Sow a thought, and you reap an act , Sow an act, and you reap a habit , Sow a habit, and you reap a character , Sow a character, and you reap a destiny.
No one is so poor as an ignorant person.
I know that many people feel that old age is a time to take it easy, but I compare my life now to being the last runner in a relay race. Would you have me slow down as I near the finish line ?
Conflict itself is, of course, a sign of relative health as you would know if you ever met really apathetic people, really hopeless people, people who have given up hoping, striving, and coping.
I feel like a tiny bird with a big song !
Two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the the universe.
Enthusiasm releases the drive to carry you over obstacles and adds significance to all you do.
Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got a hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations
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.
Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.
Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear.
You can not do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.
Only those who are absolutely their true selves in this world can have pervading influence.
Imagination is more important than knowledge.
He who joyfully marches to music rank and file, has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice. This disgrace to civilization should be done away with at once. Heroism at command, how violently I hate all this, how despicable and ignoble war is ; I would rather be torn to shreds than be a part of so base an action. It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder.
There are times when a man should be content with what he has but never with what he is.
I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward.
He who hesitates is lost.
It's not enough that we do our best, sometimes we have to do what's required.
My main purpose in life is to make money so I can afford to go on creating more inventions.
The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking.
We must have friendship for all, we must be merciful toward those that are in misery, when people are happy, we ought to be happy, and to the wicked we must be indifferent. These attitudes will make the mind peaceful.
If one has to submit, it is wasteful not to do so with the best grace possible.
Not being able to do everything is no excuse for not doing everything you can.
Life is the movie you see through your own eyes. It makes little difference what's happening out there. It's how you take it that counts.
Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.
Your world is a living expression of how you are using and have used your mind
The way we see the problem is the problem.
Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen.
First say to yourself what you would be , and then do what you have to do.
Yesterday ended last night. Every day is a new beginning. Learn the skill of forgetting. And move on.
Whoever renders service to many puts himself in line for greatness -- great wealth, great return, great satisfaction, great reputation, and great joy.
Honesty is the cornerstone of all success, without which confidence and ability to perform shall cease to exist.
The test we must set for ourselves is not to march alone but to march in such a way that others will wish to join us.
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.
What great thing would you attempt if you knew you could not fail ?
Better to do something imperfectly than to do nothing flawlessly.
When were the good and the brave ever in a majority ?
A human being is a part of a whole, called by us _universe_ , a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest... a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.
Happiness can be defined, in part at least, as the fruit of the desire and ability to sacrifice what we want now for what we want eventually.
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.
When our actions do not, our fears make us traitors.
If we open a quarrel between the past and the present, we shall find we have lost the future.
He who has health has hope, and he who has hope has everything.
If you listen to your fears, you will die never knowing what a great person you might have been.
First thing every morning before you arise say out loud, "I believe'' three times.
It is better to have loved and lost than to never have loved.
A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do.
Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.
Big pay and little responsibility are circumstances seldom found together.
Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don't wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether it's at work or with your family. Every minute should be enjoyed and savored.
It is better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.
You have to decide what your highest priorities are and have the courage -- pleasantly, smilingly, non-apologetically -- to say 'no' to other things. And the way you do that is by having a bigger 'yes' burning inside. The enemy of the 'best' is often the 'good. '
Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.
What we can or can not do, what we consider possible or impossible, is rarely a function of our true capability. It is more likely a function of our beliefs about who we are.
The ability to concentrate and to use your time well is everything if you want to succeed in business or in anything else, for that matter.
We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it.
One cannot think crooked and walk straight.
If parents pass enthusiasm along to their children, they will leave them an estate of incalculable value.
Seek first to understand, then be understood
Determine that the thing can and shall be done, and then we shall find the way.
If you are afraid of failure you don’t deserve to be successful!
Change yourself, change your fortunes.
You live with your thoughts, so be careful what they are.
The important thing is this, to be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are, for what we could become.
Those at the top of the mountain didn't fall there.
The more credit you give away, the more will come back to you. The more you help others, the more they will want to help you.
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us most. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us, it's in all of us. And when we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.