Inspirational Quotes
A smile is a light in the window of the soul indicating that the heart is at home.
It is only with the heart that one can see rightly.
When you reach for the stars, you may not get one, but you won't come up with a handful of mud, either.
The broadest, and maybe the most meaningful definition of volunteering - Doing more than you have to because you want to, in a cause you consider good.
Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals.
Formal education will make you a living, self education will make you a fortune.
For with god all things are possible.
Time is really the only capital that any human being has and the thing that he can least afford to waste or lose.
Let us more and more insist on raising funds of love, of kindness, of understanding, of peace.
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.
You are the only person on earth who can use your ability.
Where is there dignity unless there is honesty ?
This is the beginning of a new day.
The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.
Great minds have purpose, others have wishes.
Only a fool knows everything. A wise man knows how little he knows.
Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things. They are but improved means to an unimproved end, an end which was already but too easy to arrive at
If at first you don't succeed skydiving is not for you.
The more alternatives, the more difficult the choice.
We are ever free if we would only believe it, only have faith enough. You are the soul, free and eternal, ever free, ever blessed. Have faith enough and you will be free in a minute.
I always try to turn my personal struggles into something helpful for others.
Seek the lofty by reading, hearing and seeing great work at some moment every day.
Ask for advice but do what you think is best.
To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others.
Problems are only opportunities in work clothes.
Sometimes, all you need to invent something is a good imagination and a pile of junk.
No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent.
None of us will every accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone.
I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new.
All that is real in me is god. All that is real in god is I. The gulf between god and me is thus bridged. Thus by knowing god, we find that the kingdom of heaven is within us.
Challenges make you discover things about yourself that you never really knew. They're what make the instrument stretch-what make you go beyond the norm.
When one door closes another opens. But often we look so long so regretfully upon the closed door that we fail to see the one that has opened for us.
If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.
Many of us spend half of our time wishing for things we could have, if we didn't spend half of our time wishing.
When I exercise, I wear all black. Its like a funeral for my fat.
There is no security on this earth, there is only opportunity.
Know what's weird? Day by day, nothing seems to change, but pretty soon, everything's different.
Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.
The road to success is lined with many tempting parking spaces.
Results ? Why, man, I have gotten lots of results ! If I find ways something won't work, I haven't failed
Why is it that we spend so much of our time preparing for when we can do what we want, instead of just doing what we want right now.
Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity.
Adversity is wont to reveal genius, prosperity to hide it.
The earth is enjoyed by heroes, this is the unfailing truth. Be a hero. Always say, I have no fear.
The sublimity of wisdom is to do those things living that are desired when dying.
You must be the change you want to see in the world.
Action may not always bring happiness , but there is no happiness without action.
Love does not consist in gazing at each other but in looking outward together in the same direction.
He who has great power should use it lightly.
This is the first day, of the rest of your life.
People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in the world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want and if they can't find them, make them.
God gives nothing to those who keep their arms crossed.
What you cannot enforce, Do not command.
Success is predictable.
First say to yourself what you would be, and then do what you have to do.
Success is having a flair for the thing that you are doing , knowing that is it not enough, that you have got to have hard work and a certain sense of purpose.
Great and glorious events which dazzle the beholder are represented by politicians as the outcome of grand designs whereas they are usually products of temperaments and passions.
When you become detached mentally from yourself and concentrate on helping other people with their difficulties, you will be able to cope with your own more effectively. Somehow, the act of self-giving is a personal power-releasing factor.
For things to change you've got to change. Otherwise, nothing much will change
Fear is the parent of cruelty.
Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it.
People begin to become successful the minute they decide to be.
He who hesitates is lost !
No great man ever complains of want of opportunities.
Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must be overcome first.
Anonymity is your friend. Hmmm.. If someone adds an item to this list without knowing who "Larry" is... Is this still a list of Larryisms?
Better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness.
If anything is worth trying at all, it's worth trying at least ten times.
The man who follows the crowd will usually get no further than the crowd. The man who walks alone is likely to find himself in places no one has ever been.
There is nothing wrong with change, if it is in the right direction.
One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon- instead of enjoying the roses blooming outside our windows today.
Never say die.
Your most expensive advice is the free advice you receive from your financially struggling friends and relatives.
While we may not be able to control all that happens to us, we can control what happens inside us.
To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to.
I don't like the man. I must get to know him better.
The beginning of wisdom is found in doubting, by doubting we come to the question, and by seeking we may come upon the truth.
Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, " What's in it for me ? ".
He that has done nothing has known nothing.
The more we come out and do good to others, the more our hearts will be purified, and god will be in them.
We should never permit ourselves to do anything that we are not willing to see our children do.
The one thing that separates winners from losers is, winners take action!
Each person's life is a story that is telling itself in the living.
The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence.
One lie ruins a thousand truths.
Great changes may not happen right away, but with effort even the difficult may become easy.
Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.
Stand as a rock , you are indestructible. You are the Self ( atman ) , the god of the universe.
Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week.
What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness ?
Adversity is the diamond dust that heaven polishes its jewels with.
Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow