Inspirational Quotes
I believe that every human mind feels pleasure in doing good to another.
Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.
We have not yet begun to fight.
Surmounting difficulty is the crucible that forms character.
People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don't know when to quit. Most men succeed because they are determined to.
One only gets to the top rung on the ladder by steadily climbing up one at a time, and suddenly, all sorts of powers, all sorts of abilities which you thought never belonged to you -- suddenly become within your own possibility and you think, "Well, I'll have a go, too''.
Man's mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions.
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe.
Live out of your imagination, not your history.
Everything is created twice -- first mentally, then physically.
The first step towards success in any occupation is to become interested in it.
The question should be, is it worth trying to do, not can it be done.
Love conquers all.
Take a watch to pieces and examine, however carefully, its separate parts in turn, and you will never come across the principles by which the watch keeps time.
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.
The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it.
You are what you repeatedly do. Excellence is not an event - it is a habit.
In order to accept change and the suffering it brings, we need to find meaning in it
Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.
Believe that you are bigger than your difficulties, for you are, indeed.
Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals.
To know oneself is to study oneself in action with another person.
An avoidance of true communication is tantamount to a relinquishment of my self- being , if I withdraw from it I am betraying not only the other but myself.
Don't argue for other people's weaknesses. Don't argue for your own. When you make a mistake, admit it, correct it, and learn from it -- immediately.
It is the surmounting of difficulties that make heroes.
Love understands all languages.
The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.
The real leader has no need to lead, he is content to point the way.
A human being is a part of a whole, called by us _universe_ , a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest... a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.
It is not enough to have a good mind, the main thing is to use it well.
Here's to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes... the ones who see things differently -- they're not fond of rules... You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can't do is ignore them because they change things... they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do.
If the student thinks he is the spirit, he will be a better student. If the lawyer thinks he is the spirit, he will be a better lawyer, and so on.
The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking.
A ship is safe in harbor, but thats not what ships are for.
We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing.
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.
Those people who develop the ability to continuously acquire new and better forms of knowledge that they can apply to their work and to their lives will be the movers and shakers in our society for the indefinite future.
It is possible to fail in many ways while to succeed is possible only in one way.
Two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the the universe.
If you don't set goals, you can't regret not reaching them.
A coward is much more exposed to quarrels than a man of spirit.
Hide not your talents, they for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade ?
Come to the edge. We can't. We're afraid. We can't. We will fall ! Come to the edge. And they came. And he pushed them. And they flew.
The handgun would not be my choice of weapon if I knew I was going to a fight. ...I'd choose a rifle, a shotgun, an RPG or an atomic bomb instead.
Success isn't magic or hocus-pocus, it's simply learning to focus.
Our imagination is the only limit to what we can hope to have in the future.
Acknowledge that you failed, draw your lessons from it, and use it to your advantage to make sure it never happens again.
What happens to a man is less significant than what happens within him.
Who is blind ? He who can see no other world. Who is dumb ? He who can say nothing pleasant about his lot. Who is poor ? He who is troubled with too many desires. Who is rich ? He who is happy with his lot.
I have realized god sitting in the temple of every human body, the moment I stand in reverence before every human being and see god in him - that moment I am free from bondage, everything that binds vanishes, and I am free.
The best way out is always through.
If we all tired to make other peoples paths easy, our own feet would have a smooth even place to walk on.
Unselfish and noble actions are the most radiant pages in the biography of souls.
An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity, a pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity.
Fortify yourself with contentment, for this is an impregnable fortress.
Just because you make a mistake doesnt mean you are a mistake.
Good habits are as addictive as bad habits, and a lot more rewarding.
The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it.
Success is not to be pursued ; it is to be attracted by the person you become.
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.
If parents pass enthusiasm along to their children, they will leave them an estate of incalculable value.
Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement
Many of us spend half of our time wishing for things we could have, if we didn't spend half of our time wishing.
All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism to live beyond its income.
Ideals are like stars, you will not succeed in touching them with your hands, but like the seafaring man on the desert of waters, you choose them as your guides, and following them, you reach your destiny.
Again and again, the impossible problem is solved when we see that the problem is only a tough decision waiting to be made.
We must all suffer one of two things : the pain of discipline or the pain of regret or disappointment.
Do not bite at the bait of pleasure till you know there is no hook beneath it.
The ancestor of every action is a thought.
If to do good were easy as to know what were good to do, chapels had been churches, and poor men's cottages princes' palaces.
We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it.
The person who will not stand for something will fall for anything.
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.
Perfect love can not be without equality.
I have seen so many of these, and lived with them, and travelled with them, and oftentimes felt as if I should starve to death on an equal allowance, that I am fully convinced I am correct in saying that the North American Indians, taking them in the aggregate, even where they have an abundance to subsist on, eat less than any civilized population of equal numbers, that I have ever travelled amongst.
There is no one giant step that does it. It's a lot of little steps.
Any man who selects a goal in life which can be fully achieved has already defined his own limitations.
Goals give you more than a reason to get up in the morning, they are an incentive to keep you going all day. Goals tend to tap the deeper resources and draw the best out of life.
Courage is not a virtue of value among other personal values like love or fidelity. It is the foundation that underlies and gives reality to all other virtues and personal values. Without courage our love pales into mere dependency. Without courage our fidelity becomes conformism.
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
The aims and ideals that move us are generated by imagination. But they are not made out of imaginary stuff. They are made out of the hard stuff of the world of physical and social experience.
Words do two major things : They provide food for the mind and create light for understanding and awareness.
We have only one reality, and that is here and now. What we miss by our evasions will never return, but if we squander ourselves, then too we lose being. Each day is precious a moment can be everything.
But inaction itself is a kind of action, and it has consequences. Consistently and absolutely maintained, inaction would necessarily lead to swift ruin , it would be a form of suicide. A refusal to enter into the world is a refusal to meet the challenge of reality which darkly demands that I dare and find out what will happen. In my situation I bear responsibility for what occurs because I do not intervene , if I can do something and I don't do it, I am guilty of the consequences of my inaction.
The earth is enjoyed by heroes, this is the unfailing truth. Be a hero. Always say, I have no fear.
Beliefs have the power to create and the power to destroy. Human beings have the awesome ability to take any experience of their lives and create a meaning that disempowers them or one that can literally save their lives.
Treat a man as he is and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he can and should be and he will become as he can and should be.
The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you. If you do that, you're in control of your life. If you don't, life controls you.
Failing to plan is planning to fail.
The fastest way to pass your own expectation is to add passion to your labor.
The best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
Truth is nobody's property, no race, no individual can lay any exclusive claim to it. Truth is the nature of all souls.