Inspirational Quotes
One ought never to turn one's back on a threatened danger and try to run away from it. If you do that, you will double the danger. But if you meet it promptly and without flinching, you will reduce the danger by half. Never run away from anything. Never !
Every dog has his day.
The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
We carry the seeds of happiness with us wherever we go.
You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however.
Never say more than is necessary.
The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible.
We are all in the gutter but some of us are looking at the stars.
No one is more definite about the solution than the one who doesn't understand the problem.
Our limitations and success will be based most often on our own expectations for ourselves. What the mind dwells upon, the body acts upon.
Believe that the loose ball that you are chasing has your name on it.
Why is it that the more mistakes people make, the more paranoid they become about other people's mistakes ?
It helps to write down half a dozen things which are worrying me. Two of them, say, disappear, about two nothing can be done, so it's no use worrying, and two perhaps can be settled.
One does evil enough when one does nothing good.
The ladder of success is never crowded at the top.
It is impossible to imagine anything which better becomes a ruler than mercy.
First get rid of the delusion "I am the body", and then only can we want real knowledge.
Faith can move mountains.
Some people enter our lives and leave almost instantly. Others stay, and forge such an impression on our heart and soul, we are changed forever.
Basing our happiness on our ability to control everything is futile.
Growth and change are never easy... If it were easy, you would have done it long ago.
The history of the world is but the biography of great men.
Failure doesn't mean you are a failure, it just means you haven't succeeded yet.
Look within, for within is the wellspring of virtue, which will not cease flowing, if you cease not from digging.
Where there is no wealth there is no poverty.
Most people resist change, so a key part of innovating is convincing other people that your idea is a good one -- by enlisting their help, and, in doing so, by helping them see the usefulness of the idea.
If you tell the truth you don't have to remember anything.
The beauties of the world are best seen by those who strive to reach them.
Never live in the past but always learn from it.
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.
Acting on a good idea is better than just having a good idea.
Opportunity may knock only once, but temptation leans on the doorbell.
Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.
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.
Its so hard when contemplated in advance, and so easy when you do it.
There is no limit to what a man can do or where he can go if he doesn't mind who gets the credit.
Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement.
Just smiling can do wonders for your attitude
Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, or what's a heaven for ?
Love is a daily, mutual exchange of value.
Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.
Know what's weird? Day by day, nothing seems to change, but pretty soon, everything's different.
Only a fool knows everything. A wise man knows how little he knows.
A strong person and a waterfall always channel their own path.
He who seeks rest finds boredom. He who seeks work finds rest.
Why not go out on a limb ? Isn't that where the fruit is ?
Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more.
Some say you have to use your five best players, but I found out you win with the five that fit together best as a team
You must learn from your past mistakes, but not lean on your past successes.
The art of choosing men is not nearly so difficult as the art of enabling those one has chosen to attain their full worth.
There are two things to aim at in life , first to get what you want, and after that to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind has achieved the second.
Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant.
You control your future, your destiny. What you think about comes about. By recording your dreams and goals on paper, you set in motion the process of becoming the person you most want to be. Put your future in good hands -- your own.
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 person does not hear.
We do what we must, and call it by the best names.
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is.
One way to become enthusiastic is to look for the plus sign. To make progress in any difficult situation, you have to start with what's right about it and build on that.
A coward is much more exposed to quarrels than a man of spirit.
It isn't hard to be good from time to time in sports. What's tough is being good every day.
Our schools and are not teaching students to think. It is astonishing how many young people have difficulty in putting their brains definitely and systematically to work.
Any girl can be glamorous. All you have to do is stand still and look stupid.
The only job where you start at the top, is digging a hole.
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
The only difference between a rut and a grave is their dimensions.
There is nothing as remarkable as learning how to think better.
Never give an order that can't be obeyed.
Do not let what you can not do interfere with what you can do.
In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It's not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.
The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible.
I always try to turn my personal struggles into something helpful for others.
A man's ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties. No religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death.
Many of life's failures are experienced by people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.
Great music and art are earthly wonders, but I think 'cubist' songs and paintings are hideous.
If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
Advice after the mischief is like medicine after death.
Some people plant in the spring and leave in the summer. If you're signed up for a season, see it through. You don't have to stay forever, but at least stay until you see it through.
When we direct our thoughts properly, we can control our emotions.
Rough spots sharpen our performance. And more often than not, obstacles can be turned into advantages. You just can't let your disappointment get in the way.
Your thoughts are the architects of your destiny.
Things turn out best for people who make the best of the way things turn out.
The only gift is a portion of thyself.
An error gracefully acknowledged is a victory won.
All misfortune is but a stepping stone to fortune.
When I asked god for strength He gave me difficult situations to face When I asked god for brain & brawn He gave me puzzles in life to solve When I asked god for happiness He showed me some unhappy people When I asked god for wealth He showed me how to work hard When I asked god for favors He showed me opportunities to work hard When I asked god for peace He showed me how to help others God gave me nothing I wanted He gave me everything I needed
How different our lives are when we really know what is deeply important to us, and keeping that picture in mind, we manage ourselves each day to be and to do what really matters most.
Start by doing what is necessary, then what is possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.
Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success.
The way to happiness : keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, expect little, give much. Fill your life with love. Scatter sunshine. Forget self, think of others. Do as you would be done by. Try this for a week and you will be surprised.
Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, 'What's in it for me?'
There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.