Inspirational Quotes
Every man goes down to his death bearing in his hands only that which he has given away.
The path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm.
A good idea is never lost. Even though its originator or possessor may die, it will someday be reborn in the mind of another.
Look back on times of adversity with hope for the future, not regret for the past. Look not mournfully into the past, it comes not back again. Wisely improve the present, it is thine. Go forth to meet the shadowy future without fear and with a manly heart.
My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.
Draw from others the lesson that may profit yourself.
Inch by inch, it's a cinch.
It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about.
You can't have a better tomorrow if you are thinking about yesterday all the time.
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results
Take things as they are. Punch when you have to punch. Kick when you have to kick.
The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.
Seek first to understand, then to be understood.
Not being able to do everything is no excuse for not doing everything you can.
I was never tired of listening to his wisdom or imparting my own.
The most elusive and desired quality of leadership is vision. Vision is the perfume of the mind.
Whatever you think that you will be. If you think yourself weak, weak you will be , if you think yourself strong, you will be.
There is no happiness except in the realization that we have accomplished something.
They are able because they think they are able.
Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it.
We feel good about ourselves to the exact degree we feel in control of our lives.
You see, wire telegraph is a kind of a very, very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los Angeles. Do you understand this ? And radio operates exactly the same way : you send signals here, they receive them there. The only difference is that there is no cat.
Obstacles are those frightful things you can see when you take your eyes off your goal.
Knowing means to penetrate through the surface, in order to arrive at the roots, and hence the causes, knowing means to "see" reality in its nakedness. Knowing does not mean to be in the possession of the truth , it means to penetrate the surface and to strive critically and actively in order to approach truth ever more closely.
Roll with the punches.
Don't think it, ink it.
My friends are my estate.
None of us will every accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone.
Don't fear, just live right.
It's not enough that we do our best, sometimes we have to do what's required.
Whether you think you can or think you can't - you are right.
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.
No one lives long enough to learn everything they need to learn starting from scratch. To be successful, we absolutely, positively have to find people who have already paid the price to learn the things that we need to learn to achieve our goals.
You know when you've read a good book when you turn the last page and feel a little as if you have lost a friend.
Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip.
Don't quit.
Defeat is not defeat unless accepted as a reality in your own mind.
Argue for your limitations, and sure enough they're yours.
Determine that the thing can and shall be done, and then we shall find the way.
To do great things is difficult, but to command great things is more difficult.
He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall , but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles, they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.
Each work has to pass through these stages - ridicule, opposition, and then acceptance. Those who think ahead of their time are sure to be misunderstood.
You are what you think you are.
Those who are fired with an enthusiastic idea and who allow it to take hold and dominate their thoughts find that new worlds open for them. As long as enthusiasm holds out, so will new opportunities.
Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness , it is generally the by- product of other activities.
Fortify yourself with contentment, for this is an impregnable fortress.
Without the human community one single human being cannot survive.
Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.
When you can't solve the problem, manage it.
Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.
An avoidance of true communication is tantamount to a relinquishment of my self- being , if I withdraw from it I am betraying not only the other but myself.
I don't like the man. I must get to know him better.
Our limitations and success will be based, most often, on your own expectations for ourselves. What the mind dwells upon, the body acts upon.
This attachment of love to god is indeed one that does not bind the soul but effectively breaks all its bondages.
He who risks and fails can be forgiven. He who never risks and never fails is a failure in his whole being.
Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success.
The heights by great men reached and kept were not obtained by sudden flight. But they, while their companions slept, were toiling upward in the night.
Man has been endowed with reason, with the power to create, so that he can add to what he's been given. But up to now he hasn't been a creator, only a destroyer. Forests keep disappearing, rivers dry up, wild life's become extinct, the climate's ruined and the land grows poorer and uglier every day.
Effective people are not problem-minded , they're opportunity-minded. They feed opportunities and starve problems.
The greater the obstacle the more glory.
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.
You must do the things you think you cannot do.
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
Hunker down.
The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.
Work spares us from three evils boredom, vice, and need.
I maintained my edge by always being a student, you will always have something new to learn.
We will act consistently with our view of who we truly are, whether that view is accurate or not.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
I challenge you to make your life a masterpiece. I challenge you to join the ranks of those people who live what they teach, who walk their talk.
Impossible situations can become possible miracles.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Laws alone can not secure freedom of expression, in order that every man present his views without penalty, there must be spirit of tolerance in the entire population.
A man's dreams are an index to his greatness.
Almost all of the world-class athletes and other peak performers are visualizers. They see it , they feel it, they experience it before they actually do it. They began with the end in mind. You can do it in every area of your life. Before performance, a sales presentation, a difficult confrontation, or the daily challenge of meeting a goal, see it clearly, vividly, relentlessly, over and over again. Create an internal "comfort zone''. Then, when you get into the situation, it isn't foreign. It doesn't scare you.
Those at the top of the mountain didn't fall there.
Nothing succeeds like success.
For all sad words of tongue and pen, The saddest are these, 'It might have been' .
Stand as a rock , you are indestructible. You are the Self ( atman ) , the god of the universe.
Anyone can count the seeds in an apple, but only God can count the number of apples in a seed.
Feel nothing, know nothing, do nothing, have nothing, give up all to god, and say utterly, 'Thy will be done'. We only dream this bondage. Wake up and let it go.
Knowledge work is all about how we use one another's time and attention. Given just minutes, good leaders can affect how we think, what we decide, and, ultimately, what we create.
The memory of my mother will always be a blessing to me.
He who hesitates is lost !
Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
The ability to convert ideas to things is the secret to outward success.
If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.
Today is the first day of the rest of your life.
The truth is more important than the facts.
Keys to success : Research your ideas, plan for success, expect success, and just do it.