Inspirational Quotes - Page 356

When you see a good person, think of becoming like her/him. When you see someone not so good, reflect on your own weak points.

It is not the failure of others to appreciate your abilities that should trouble you, but rather your failure to appreciate theirs.

You don't pay taxes - they take taxes.

Envy is one of the great enemies of active spirituality. It keeps us from loving our neighbours, from functioning with others in community, and from affirming people's unique worth. It also steals contentment from the heart. Is there anything or anyone you are envious of?

If I were given the opportunity to present a gift to the next generation, it would be the ability for each individual to learn to laugh at himself.

Our imagination is the only limit to what we can hope to have in the future.

And it is not a slight thing when they, who are so fresh from God, love us.

Man is descended from a hairy, tailed quadruped, probably arboreal in its habits.

The serpent, the king, the tiger, the stinging wasp, the small child, the dog owned by other people, and the fool: these seven ought not to be awakened from sleep.

Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.

We are not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be.

I've come to understand that life is best lived, not conceptualized.

Issue a blanket pardon. Forgive everyone who has ever hurt you in any way. Forgiveness is a perfectly selfish act. It sets you free from the past.

The ability to discipline yourself to delay gratification in the short term in order to enjoy greater rewards in the long term, is the indispensable prerequisite for success.

It doesn't matter where you are coming from. All that matters is where you are going.

Your purpose explains what you are doing with your life. Your vision explains how you are living your purpose. Your goals enable you to realize your vision.

I was never a Certified Public Accountant. I just had a degree in accounting. It would require passing a test, which I would not have been able to do.

Thank God I found the GOOD in goodbye

Being creative on the waves is challenging, but we each create art in our own way.

Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God.

A mind troubled by doubt cannot focus on the course of victory.

I don't think of all the misery but of the beauty that still remains.

The life you have led doesn't need to be the only life you have.

The great difference between voyages rests not with the ships, but with the people you meet on them.

Of course I make mistakes. I'm human. If I didn't make mistakes, I'd never learn. You can only go forward by making mistakes.