Inspirational Quotes
Every action that helps us manifest our divine nature more and more is good, every action that retards it is evil.
You must tolerate that which you can not change.
Sometimes, all you need to invent something is a good imagination and a pile of junk.
Wealth is the product of man's ability to think.
The speed of the leader determines the rate of the pack.
The United States, and other advanced nations, will someday be able to produce instruments of death so terrible the world will be in abject terror of itself and its ability to end civilization... . Such war-making weapons should be developed - but only for purposes of discovery and experimentation
The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.
Those who laugh - last!!
Surmounting difficulty is the crucible that forms character.
When you come to the edge of all the light you know and are about to step off into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing one of two things will happen. There will be something solid to stand on or you will be taught to fly.
This attachment of love to god is indeed one that does not bind the soul but effectively breaks all its bondages.
Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.
Enlighten the people generally, and tyranny and oppressions of body and mind will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn of day.
The heart is wiser than the intellect.
Let's not just transform those in need, we can also find ways to help transform those in power.
Success is predictable.
Procrastination is the thief of time.
It is of practical value to learn to like yourself. Since you must spend so much time with yourself you might as well get some satisfaction out of the relationship.
The truth is that we can learn to condition our minds, bodies, and emotions to link pain or pleasure to whatever we choose. By changing what we link pain and pleasure to, we will instantly change our behaviors.
Resentment or grudges do no harm to the person against whom you hold these feelings but every day and every night of your life, they are eating at you.
Leaders are people who are able to express themselves fully, they know who they are, what their strengths and weaknesses are, and how to fully deploy their strengths and compensate for their weaknesses. They also know what they want, why they want it, and how to communicate what they want to others, in order to gain compensation and support. Finally, they know how to achieve their goals. The key to full self-expression is understanding one's self and the world, and the key to understanding is learning -- from one's own life and experience.
There are four ways, and only four ways, in which we have contact with the world. We are evaluated and classified by these four contacts : what we do, how we look, what we say, and how we say it.
The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it.
Make the second effort your second nature.
We have a responsibility in our time, as others have had in theirs, not to be prisoners of history but to shape history, a responsibility to fill the role of path-finder, and to build with others a global network of purpose and law.
The vedanta recognizes no sin, it only recognizes error. And the greatest error, says the vedanta is to say that you are weak, that you are a sinner, a miserable creature, and that you have no power and you cannot do this and that.
Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you'll help them to become what they are capable of becoming.
Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.
They can because they think they can.
Love understands all languages.
One joy scatters a hundred griefs.
In imagination, there's no limitation.
Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace.
All condemnation of others really condemns ourselves. Adjust the microcosm which is in your power to do and the macrocosm will adjust itself for you.
One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man.
Wisdom is supreme , therefore make a full effort to get wisdom. Esteem her and she will exalt you , embrace her and she will honor you. Wise men speak because they have something to say, fools because they have to say something.
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing.
In order to be walked on, you have to be lying down.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
You'll never plow a field by turning it over in your mind.
An error gracefully acknowledged is a victory won.
Immaturity can last a lifetime.
Obstacles are what appear when you take your eyes off your dreams.
Sometimes I lie awake at night and ask, Where have I gone wrong ? Then a voice says to me, This is going to take more than one night.
The only guide to man is his conscience , the only shield to his memory is the rectitude and sincerity of his actions. It is very imprudent to walk through life without this shield, because we are so often mocked by the failure of our hopes and the upsetting of our calculations, but with this shield, however the fates may play, we march always in the ranks of honor.
Only those who have learned the power of sincere and selfless contribution experience life's deepest joy : true fulfillment.
People are like stained glass windows, they sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when darkness sets in their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.
If we are to have real peace, we must begin with the children.
Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal, nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.
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.
To know oneself is to study oneself in action with another person.
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I... I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.
Never say die.
Now is the only time there is. Make your now wow, your minutes miracles, and your days pay. Your life will have been magnificently lived and invested, and when you die you will have made a difference.
Look at the weaknesses of others with compassion, not accusation. It's not what they're not doing or should be doing that's the issue. The issue is your own chosen response to the situation and what you should be doing. If you start to think the problem is "out there", stop yourself. That thought is the problem.
One reason so few of us achieve what we truly want is that we never direct our focus ; we never concentrate our power. Most people dabble their way through life, never deciding to master anything in particular.
It's amazing what ordinary people can do if they set out without preconceived notions.
Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.
Until a person can say deeply and honestly, "I am what I am today because of the choices I made yesterday'', that person can not say, "I choose otherwise''.
Even when change is elective, it will disorient you. You may go through anxiety. You will miss aspects of your former life. It doesn't matter. The trick is to know in advance of making any big change that you're going to be thrown off your feet by it. So you prepare for this inevitable disorientation and steady yourself to get through it. Then you take the challenge, make the change, and achieve your dream.
I do not believe in styles anymore. I do not believe that there is such a thing as the Chinese way of fighting or the Japanese way of fighting, or any other way of fighting, because unless a human being has three arms and four legs, there can be no different form of fighting. To me, ultimately, martial art means honestly expressing yourself.
A child becomes an adult when he realizes that he has a right not only to be right but also to be wrong.
We have got to have a dream if we are going to make a dream come true.
I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good therefore that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to my fellow-creature, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no help at all.
All the technology in the world will never replace a positive attitude.
There is time for everything.
Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.
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.
He who is in love is wise and is becoming wiser, sees newly every time he looks at the object beloved, drawing from it with his eyes and his mind those virtues which it possesses.
Some of us have great runways already built for us. If you have one, take off. But if you don't have one, realize it is your responsibility to grab a shovel and build one for yourself and for those who will follow after you.
When you arrive at your future, will you blame your past ?
We feel good about ourselves to the exact degree we feel in control of our lives.
Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
The maxim "Nothing but perfection" may be spelled "Paralysis".
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.
You see, in life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually do what they know. Knowing is not enough ! You must take action.
If a profound gulf separates my neighbor's belief from mine, there is always the golden bridge of tolerance.
It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations.
There is only one way... to get anybody to do anything. And that is by making the other person want to do it.
Effective people are not problem-minded , they're opportunity-minded. They feed opportunities and starve problems.
It's never too late to be what you might have been.
That some should be rich, shows that others may become rich, and, hence, is just encouragement to industry and enterprise.
He who has great power should use it lightly.
Be all you can be.
A person starts to live when he can live outside himself.
When I exercise, I wear all black. Its like a funeral for my fat.
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
We have to go back to philosophy to treat things as they are. We are suffering from our own karma. It is not the fault of god. What we do is our own fault, nothing else. Why should god be blamed ?
Winning isn't everything , it's the only thing.
Do not wait for ideal circumstances, they will never come, nor for the best opportunities.
The history of the world is but the biography of great men.