Inspirational Quotations

Yesterday's the past, tomorrow's the future, but today is a gift. That's why it's called the present.

There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.

I have found that if you love life, life will love you back.

Our work is the presentation of our capabilities.

Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself.

You can't sweep other people off their feet, if you can't be swept off your own.

Nothing ever comes to one, that is worth having, except as a result of hard work.

One lives in the hope of becoming a memory.

Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely.

Whether it's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got.

High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation.

The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn and change.

Education is the movement from darkness to light.

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.

In every conceivable manner, the family is link to our past, bridge to our future.

A problem is a chance for you to do your best.

Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.

If you asked me for my New Year Resolution, it would be to find out who I am.

All human beings are also dream beings. Dreaming ties all mankind together.

A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.

The first time you marry for love, the second for money, and the third for companionship.

The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.

Tears of joy are like the summer rain drops pierced by sunbeams.

Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense.

Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it.

Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man's desire to understand.

Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live.

A flower cannot blossom without sunshine, and man cannot live without love.

Unity is strength... when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved.

The things we know best are the things we haven't been taught.

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.

A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.

The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost.

Happiness... consists in giving, and in serving others.

Put your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success.

There are obviously two educations. One should teach us how to make a living and the other how to live.

The difficulty lies not so much in developing new ideas as in escaping from old ones.

Tomorrow is always fresh, with no mistakes in it.

Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.

A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship.

Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined.

Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks.

To find joy in work is to discover the fountain of youth.

For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don't believe, no proof is possible.

Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, Or what's a heaven for?

The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.

To give anything less than your best, is to sacrifice the gift.

Rough diamonds may sometimes be mistaken for worthless pebbles.

Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us.

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.

When the sun is shining I can do anything; no mountain is too high, no trouble too difficult to overcome.

It's a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.

We do not remember days, we remember moments.

Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose.

It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.

Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.

A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.

Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.

With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.

In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.

There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.

I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.

Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you!

You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them.

They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.

To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.

Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.

All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.

Vitality shows in not only the ability to persist but the ability to start over.

Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.

God always gives His best to those who leave the choice with him.

The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.

Why does the eye see a thing more clearly in dreams than the imagination when awake?

No matter how busy you are, you must take time to make the other person feel important.

Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.

What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.

The best way to predict the future is to create it.

Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.

A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.

Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others.

The starting point of all achievement is desire.

Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.

Do right. Do your best. Treat others as you want to be treated.

I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.

Find a place inside where there's joy, and the joy will burn out the pain.

Let us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of love.

Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don't lose faith.

Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony.

We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.

Life isn't a matter of milestones, but of moments.

Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.

The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.

Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you.

I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day.

We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know.

Man is free at the moment he wishes to be.