Inspirational Quotes
It is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.
Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success.
By doing well the duty which is nearest to us, the duty which is in our hands, we make ourselves stronger.
Little strokes fell great oaks.
We can help others in the world more by making the most of yourself than in any other way.
The critical ingredient is getting off your butt and doing something. It's as simple as that. A lot of people have ideas, but there are few who decide to do something about them now. Not tomorrow. Not next week. But today. The true entrepreneur is a doer.
The beginning of anxiety is the end of faith, and the beginning of true faith is the end of anxiety.
The meeting of preparation with opportunity generates the offspring we call luck.
Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have.
It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed.
Sometimes, all you need to invent something is a good imagination and a pile of junk.
One should never forbid what one lacks the power to prevent.
The person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury.
With malice toward none, with charity for all.
A teacher, a really good teacher, is never a giver of truth; he is a guide, a pointer to truth. Therefore, a good teacher, or, more appropriately, a guide, studies each student individually and helps to awaken the student to explore himself, both internally and externally, and ultimately to integrate himself with his being. All in all, a teacher acts as a catalyst, and not only must he have a tremendous understanding; he must also possess a sensitive mind with great flexibility and adaptability.
It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help.
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.
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.
The strength of the heart comes from the soundness of the faith.
Yesterday is but a dream, tomorrow but a vision. But today well lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness, and every tomorrow a vision of hope. Look well, therefore, to this day.
The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.
True success is overcoming the fear of being unsuccessful.
We have not yet begun to fight.
The great accomplishments of man have resulted from the transmission of ideas and enthusiasm.
A bend in the road is not the end of the road unless you fail to make the turn.
If there is no struggle, there is no progress.
A Crow is known wherever he is met by his beautiful white dress, and his tall and elegant figure. The greater part of the men being six feet high.
You can do what you want to do.
Never, never, never give up.
Knowledge is proud that she knows so much , Wisdom is humble that she knows no more.
It has always been my belief that a man should do his best, regardless of how much he receives for his services, or the number of people he may be serving or the class of people served.
Level with your child by being honest. Nobody spots a phony quicker than a child.
Was there ever a more horrible blasphemy than the statement that all the knowledge of god is confined to this or that book ? How dare men call god infinite, and yet try to compress him within the covers of a little book !
You have not lived until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.
Sooner or later the truth comes to light.
You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.
Effective communication is 20% what you know and 80% how you feel about what you know.
If you tell the truth you don't have to remember anything.
If anything goes bad, I did it. If anything goes semi-good, then we did it. If anything goes really good, then you did it.
People will exercise great effort and creativity to make our plan work, and sometimes expend just as much effort and creativity to make your plan fail.
I am convinced that He ( God ) does not play dice.
The memory of my mother will always be a blessing to me.
Smile ! and the world will smile with you !
A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart.
For myself, I am an optimist -- it does not seem to be much use being anything else.
You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs.
There has never been a statue erected to honor a critic.
The ideas I stand for are not mine. I borrowed them from Socrates. I swiped them from Chesterfield. I stole them from Jesud. And I put them in a book. If you don't like their rules whose would you use ?
Take heed : you do not find what you do not seek.
A mature man is his own judge. In the end, his only form of support is being faithful to his own convictions. The advice of others may be welcomed invaluable, but it does not free him from responsibility.
Wisdom is not like money to be tied up and hidden.
Our limitations and success will be based most often on our own expectations for ourselves. What the mind dwells upon, the body acts upon.
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.
Hell is the knowledge of opportunity lost, the place where the man I am comes face to face with the man I might have been.
Forget about the consequences of failure. Failure is only a temporary change in direction to set you straight for your next success.
They made us many promises, more than I can remember, but they kept only one. They promised to take our land, and they did.
When your self-worth goes up, your net worth goes up with it.
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.
It takes a whole village to raise a child.
Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own mind.
We are confronted with insurmountable opportunities.
Always do right, this will gratify some and astonish the rest.
Never complain about what you permit.
Don't be hard on yourself. Embrace your journey with kindness and patience, recognizing that every step, even the small ones, is a part of your growth.
It's always darkest before the dawn.
Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.
It ain't over till it's over.
Honesty characterizes the person and enables him to create an identity, to communicate a real presence, and to establish authentic bonds with others. The individual increasingly comes to know who he is through the stand he takes when he expresses his ideas, values, beliefs, and convictions, and through the declaration and ownership of his feelings.
What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.
The miracle power that elevates the few is to be found in their industry, application and perseverance, under the promptings of a brave determined spirit.
Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.
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.
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.
Coming together is a beginning, keeping together is progress, working together is success.
Never giving up and pushing forward will unlock all the potential we are capable of.
You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.
Never Quit.
There's no such thing as coulda, shoulda and woulda. If you shoulda and coulda, you woulda done it.
Happiness consists of a solid faith, good health, and a bad memory.
Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.
Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.
The man who has no imagination has no wings.
You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you do not try.
If you wish others to believe in you, you must first convince them that you believe in them.
Basing our happiness on our ability to control everything is futile.
Doomed are the hotheads ! Unhappy are they who lose their cool and are too proud to say, ''I'm sorry. ''
If this is a blessing, it is certainly very well disguised.
If opportunity doesn't knock build a door.
Friendship doubles joy and halves grief.
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.