Inspirational Quotes
Everything in the world we want to do or get done, we must do with and through people.
You can't build a reputation on what you're going to do.
The art of choosing men is not nearly so difficult as the art of enabling those one has chosen to attain their full worth.
Find the good -- and praise it.
The only way to make sure people you agree with can speak is to support the rights of people you don't agree with.
A good idea is never lost. Even though its originator or possessor may die, it will someday be reborn in the mind of another.
You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.
Slow but steady wins the race.
People are like stained glass windows, they sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when darkness sets in their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.
If you want to win friends, make it a point to remember them. If you remember my name, you pay me a subtle compliment ; you indicate that I have made an impression on you. Remember my name and you add to my feeling of importance.
Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge.
A general is just as good or just as bad as the troops under his command make him.
Minds are like parachutes, they only function when they are open.
Every time an artist dies, part of the vision of mankind passes with him.
Effective people are not problem-minded , they're opportunity-minded. They feed opportunities and starve problems.
Throughout the centuries there have been men who took the first steps down new roads armed with nothing but their own vision.
If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think another negative thought.
The measure of a man is the way he bears up under misfortune.
If people find fault with you and try to put you into bad light, wrongly slandering and vilifying you, just step back and observe yourself. Don't harbor any dislike, don't enter into it any contests, and don't get upset, angry, or resentful. Just cut right through it and be as if you never or saw it. Eventually malevolent pests will disappear of themselves. If you contend with them, then a bad name will bounce back and forth with never an end in sight.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
Do not let what you can not do interfere with what you can do.
There is a great man who makes every man feels small. But the real great man is the man who makes every man feel great.
When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.
If money is your hope for independence, you will never have it. The only real security that a man can have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience and ability.
As long as we are persistence in our pursuit of our deepest destiny, we will continue to grow. We can not choose the day or time when we will fully bloom. It happens in its own time.
You can not escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.
Determine that the thing can and shall be done, and then we shall find the way.
Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint you can on it.
Let thy words be few.
We are limited but we can push back the borders of our limitations.
Every dog has his day.
No pain, No gain.
Never, never, never give up.
Every action that helps us manifest our divine nature more and more is good, every action that retards it is evil.
It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow.
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.
If you want to get somewhere you have to know where you want to go and how to get there. Then never, never, never give up.
A smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks.
It is not enough to have a good mind, the main thing is to use it well.
People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the first secret of success.
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.
Every problem has in it the seeds of its own solution. If you don't have any problems, you don't get any seeds.
To live for results would be to sentence myself to continuous frustration. My only sure reward is in my actions and not from them.
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
Friendship doubles joy and halves grief.
Ill can he rule the great that cannot reach the small.
As a man thinketh in his heart so is he.
If you have to drive people that hard to do their job, then you've either got the wrong people, or you've got the right people doing the wrong job.
If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
Real success is finding your lifework in the work that you love.
Without courage, all others virtues lose their meaning.
Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice. It is not something to be waited for, but rather something to be achieved.
When fate hands us a lemon, let's try to make a lemonade.
Are we to love only those who deserve our love ? Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you , that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven.
Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant.
Action without study is fatal. Study without action is fatal. Mary Beard Actions speak louder than words.
Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like nobody is watching.
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.
Adventure is worthwhile.
Because ideas have to be original only with regard to their adaptation to the problem at hand, I am always extremely interested in how others have used used them.
Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.
Love understands all languages.
Never say die.
Be all you can be.
A goal properly set is halfway reached.
The best leaders of all, the people know not they exist. They turn to each other and say, We did it ourselves.
We need to embrace that the things that we love come to an end. And to not take them for granted. To step back & make sure we really live in the moments which matter to us. Not just being there as a participant. But to really be there a 100%.
I love Ray, and I love how he always spoke from the heart, but if you listened to those speeches, a lot of them didn't even make sense. He meant everything he was saying, but I didn't know what he was talking about 90 percent of the time.
Everyone's life is an object lesson to others.
The truth is more important than the facts.
The crocodile is only strong in the water.
Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.
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 ?
No act of kindness, no matter how small is ever wasted.
None are homely who smile.
Misfortunes often sharpen the genius.
I am a slow walker, but I never walk backwards.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
It is better to bind your children to you by a feeling of respect and by gentleness, than by fear.
Anyone can count the seeds in an apple, but only God can count the number of apples in a seed.
In this world a man must either be an anvil or hammer.
Happiness consists of a solid faith, good health, and a bad memory.
Problems cannot be solved at the same level of awareness that created them.
All the powers in the universe are already ours. It is we who have put our hands before our eyes and cry that it is dark.
Go before the people with your example, and be laborious in their affairs.
First say to yourself what you would be, and then do what you have to do.
Now is the only time there is. Make your now wow, your minutes miracles, and your days pay. Your life will have been magnificently lived and invested, and when you die you will have made a difference.
Our life is what our thoughts make it.
Only that day dawns to which we are awake.
But were we burthen'd with like weight of pain, As much, or more, we should ourselves complain.
Astrology and all these mystical things are generally signs of a weak mind, therefore as soon as they are becoming prominent in our minds, we should see a physician, take good food, and rest.
Everyone enjoys doing the kind of work for which he is best suited.