Inspirational Quotes - Page 354

I think adoption is a blessing all around when it's done right.

Success in the affairs of life often serves to hide one's abilities, whereas adversity frequently gives one an opportunity to discover them.

He harms himself who does harm to another, and the evil plan is most harmful to the planner.

Our envy always lasts longer than the happiness of those we envy.

The heights by great men reached and kept were not attained by sudden flight, but they, while their companions slept, were toiling upward in the night.

Everyday we slaughter our finest impulses. That is why we get a heartache when we read the lines written by the hand of a master and recognize them as our own, as the tender shoots which we stifled because we lacked the faith to believe in our own powers, our own criterion of truth and beauty. Everyman, when he gets quiet, when he becomes desperately honest with himself, is capable of uttering profound truths.

I wonder how far Moses would have gone if he'd taken a poll in Egypt? What would Jesus Christ have preached if he'd taken a poll in Israel? Where would the Reformation have gone if Martin Luther had taken a poll?

I found that the men and women who got to the top were those who did the jobs they had in hand, with everything they had of energy and enthusiasm and hard work.

To be calm is the highest achievement of the best of what you have.

There is always a well-known solution to every human problem - neat, plausible, and wrong.

I believe that it is better to tell the truth than to lie. I believe that it is better to be free than to be a slave. And I believe that it is better to know than be ignorant.

You must take action now that will move you towards your goals. Develop a sense of urgency in your life.

A bold onset is half the battle.

Beauty is something inside of us. If you love yourself and accept yourself, that shows on the outside. Beauty is an act-it's how you carry yourself.

When I am able to resist the temptation to judge others, I can see them as teachers of forgiveness in my life, reminding me that I can only have peace of mind when I forgive rather than judge.

Pacifism is objectively pro-Fascist

Living well is the best revenge.

Kilometers are shorter than miles. Save gas, take your next trip in kilometers.

Always have the fear of God in your heart, and remember that God is always with you, everywhere, whether you are walking or sitting.

Easy to do are things that are bad and harmful to oneself. But exceedingly difficult to do are things that are good and beneficial.

It's a shallow life that doesn't give a person a few scars.

A belief is like a guillotine, just as heavy, just as light.

The present is the ever moving shadow that divides yesterday from tomorrow. In that lies hope.

It's hard to detect good luck - it looks so much like something you've earned.

People usually think according to their inclinations, speak according to their learning and ingrained opinions, but generally act according to custom.