Inspirational Quotes
Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.
Don't fear, just live right.
The unselfish effort to bring cheer to others will be the beginning of a happier life for ourselves.
You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.
Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.
It's nice to be the best, but not when being the best brings out the worst in you.
Above all, beware of compromises. Hold on to your own principles in weal or woe and never adjust them to others fads through the greed of getting supporters. Your atman is the support of the universe - whose support do you stand in need of ?
True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.
There is something that is much more scarce, something rarer than ability. It is the ability to recognize ability.
The beginning is the half of every action.
It's easier to remember when you are right than when the other person was right.
If one has to submit, it is wasteful not to do so with the best grace possible.
Only the educated are free.
For anything worth having one must pay the price; and the price is always work, patience, love, self-sacrifice. No paper currency, no promises to pay, but the gold of real service.
Do or do not, there is no try.
Opportunities multiply as they are seized ; they die when neglected. Life is a long line of opportunities.
The eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility.
Every leader needs to have experienced and grown through following -- learning to be dedicated, observant, capable of working with and learning from others, never servile, always truthful. Having located these qualities in himself, he can encourage them in others.
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
My faith is in the younger generation, the modern generation, out of them will come my workers. They will work out the whole problem, like lions.
If we are to achieve results never before accomplished, we must expect to employ methods never before attempted.
He who knows all the answers has not yet been asked all the questions.
Life must be lived on a higher plane. We must go up to a higher platform, to which we are always invited to ascend, there, the whole aspect of things changes.
The principles you live by create the world you live in ; if you change the principles you live by, you will change your world. -
The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.
Only one thing has to change for us to know happiness in our lives : where we focus our attention.
Only by contending with challenges that seem to be beyond your strength to handle at the moment you can grow more surely toward the stars.
There comes a moment when you have to stop revving up the car and shove it into gear.
Joy increases as you give it, and diminishes as you try to keep it for yourself. In giving it, you will accumulate a deposit of joy greater than you ever believed possible.
Patience and the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown.
Great minds have purpose, while others just have wishes.
There may be peace without joy, and joy without peace, but the two combined make happiness
Happiness can not be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace and gratitude.
The unexamined life is not worth living.
Every shot you don't take is a guaranteed miss.
Above all, beware of compromises. I do not mean that you are to get into antagonism with anybody, but you have to hold on to your own principles in weal or woe and never adjust them to others "fads" through the greed of getting supporters.
There's always a way - if you're committed.
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.
I never had a policy, I have just tried to do my very best each and every day.
There is time for everything.
But we can not avoid conflict, conflict with society, other individuals and with oneself. Conflicts may be the sources of defeat, lost life and a limitation of our potentiality but they may also lead to greater depth of living and the birth of more far-reaching unities, which flourish in the tensions that engender them.
A ship is safe in harbor, but thats not what ships are for.
When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.
Just because we increase the speed of information doesn't mean we can increase the speed of decisions. Pondering, reflecting and ruminating are undervalued skills in our culture.
We have a problem. ''Congratulations. '' But it's a tough problem. ''Then double congratulations. ''
A dream is simply reality waiting to happen.
Times of great calamity and confusion have ever been productive of the greatest minds. The purest ore is produced from the hottest furnace, and the brightest thunderbolt is elicited from the darkest storm.
Not many people are willing to give failure a second opportunity. They fail once and it is all over. The bitter pill of failure is often more than most people can handle. If you are willing to accept failure and learn from it, if you are willing to consider failure as a blessing in disguise and bounce back, you have got the essential of harnessing one of the most powerful success forces.
Surprises and reverses can serve as an incentive for great accomplishment. There are no rules here, we're just trying to accomplish something.
To find what you seek in the road of life, the best proverb of all is that which says Leave no stone unturned.
It is no use saying "we are doing our best". You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.
The buck stops here.
A gentle hand may lead even an elephant by a single hair.
If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost , that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.
We do what we must, and call it by the best names.
Service is the rent we pay to be living. It is the very purpose of life and not something you do in your spare time.
Don't take no for an answer, never submit to failure. Do not be fobbed off with mere personal success or acceptance. You will make all kinds of mistakes, but as long as you are generous and true, and also fierce, you can not hurt the world or even seriously distress her. She was made to be wooed by youth.
They merit more praise who know how to suffer misery than those who temper themselves in contentment.
If you would create something, you must be something.
There is no substitute for hard work.
People are where they are because that's exactly where they really want to be. . . whether they'll admit that or not
Great minds have purposes others have wishes.
There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.
Follow your instincts. That's where true wisdom manifests itself.
Pretty much everything will come to him who hustles while he waits. I believe that restlessness is discontent, and discontent is merely the first necessity of progress. Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure.
Walking is the best possible exercise. Habituate yourself to walk very far. quotes
There are two things to aim at in life, first, to get what you want, and after that to to enjoy it.
Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.
I swore never to be silent whenever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.
In life you need either inspiration or desperation.
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.
Sharing is the essence of teaching. It is, I have come to believe, the essence of civilizationWithout it, the imagination is but the echo of the self, trapped in a soundproof chamber, reverberating upon itself until it is spent in exhaustion or futility.
There is no security on this earth, there is only opportunity.
No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be.
Whatever is at the center of our life will be the source of our security, guidance, wisdom, and power.
Our plans miscarry because they have no aim. When a man does not know what harbor he is making for, no wind is the right wind.
The hero is no braver than the ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer
Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day.
The way to find out about your happiness is to keep your mind on those moments when you feel most happy, when you really are happy -- not excited, not just thrilled, but deeply happy. This requires a little bit of self-analysis. What is it that makes you happy ? Stay with it, no matter what people tell you. This is what I call 'following your bliss'. If you follow your bliss, you put yourself on a kind of track that has been there all the while, waiting for you, and the life that you ought to be living is the one you are living. Wherever you are -- if you are following your bliss, you are enjoying that refreshment, that life within you, all the time.
I'd rather see a sermon than hear one any day , I'd rather have one walk beside me than merely point the way.
The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.
The beauties of the world are best seen by those who strive to reach them.
Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success.
Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion
Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them ?
It takes a strong fish to swim against the current. Even a dead one can float with it.
Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.
The intelligent man is one who has successfully fulfilled many accomplishments, and is still willing to learn more.
I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat.
Words do two major things : They provide food for the mind and create light for understanding and awareness.