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Inspirational Quotes for November 4, 2008
Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it. - Mark Twain, 1835-1910, American Writer and Humorist
The meanest, most contemptible kind of praise is that which first speaks well of a man, and then qualifies it with a
"But." - Henry Ward Beecher, 1813-1887, American Preacher/Orator/Writer
Nothing strengthens the judgment and quickens the conscience like individual responsibility. - Elizabeth Cady Stanton, 1815-1902, American Social Reformer and Women's Suffrage Leader
Inspirational Quotes for October 28, 2008
A mind always employed is always happy. This is the true secret, the grand recipe, for felicity. - Thomas Jefferson, 1743-1826, 3rd President of the United States
If you never budge, don't expect a push. - Malcolm S. Forbes, 1917-1990, American Publisher
If you want to understand today, you have to search yesterday. - Pearl S. Buck, 1892-1973, American Novelist
Inspirational Quotes for October 21, 2008
Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak. Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. - Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, English Politician and Author
Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either. - Albert Einstein, 1879-1955, German-born American Physicist
Love is a fruit in season at all times, and within reach of every hand. - Mother Teresa, 1910-1997, Albanian-born Humanitarian and Missionary
Inspirational Quotes for October 14, 2008
It is easier to do a job right than to explain why you didn't. - Martin Van Buren, 1782-1862, 8th President of the United States
Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards. - Soren Kierkegaard, 1813-1855, Danish Philosopher
No one can cheat you out of ultimate success but yourself. - Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1882, American Poet and Essayist
Inspirational Quotes for September 30, 2008
If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary. - Jim Rohn, American Businessman/Author/Speaker
Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time. - Thomas Edison, 1847-1931, American Inventor and Entrepreneur
If I had permitted my failures, or what seemed to me at the time a lack of success, to discourage me, I cannot see any way in which I would ever have made progress. - Calvin Coolidge, 1872-1933, 30th President of the United States
Inspirational Quotes for September 23, 2008
The secret of being boring is to say everything. - Voltaire, 1694-1778, French Writer and Philosopher
Living in dreams of yesterday, we find ourselves still dreaming of impossible future conquests. - Charles Lindbergh, 1902-1974, American Aviator
The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress. - Joseph Joubert, 1754-1824, French Moralist and Essayist
Inspirational Quotes for September 16, 2008
Sometimes we may learn more from a man's errors, than from his virtues. - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1807-1882, American Poet
Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success. - Henry Ford, 1863-1947, American Industrialist and Founder of Ford Motor Company
None are so fond of secrets as those who do not mean to keep them. - Charles Caleb Colton, 1780-1832, British Author and Clergyman
Inspirational Quotes for September 9, 2008
There are some things you learn best in calm, and some in storm. - Willa Cather, 1873-1947, American Author
The only way to predict the future is to have power to shape the future. - Eric Hoffer, 1902-1983, American Social Writer
The person who seeks all their applause from outside has their happiness in another's keeping. - Dale Carnegie, 1888-1955, American Author and Achievement Expert
Inspirational Quotes for August 26, 2008
Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer. - William S. Burroughs, 1914-1997, American Novelist and Philosopher
The fear of becoming a 'has-been' keeps some people from becoming anything. - Eric Hoffer, 1902-1983, American Social Writer
To the man who only has a hammer in the toolkit, every problem looks like a nail. - Abraham Maslow, 1908-1970, American Psychologist
Inspirational Quotes for August 19, 2008
Life has its own hidden forces which you can only discover by living. - Soren Kierkegaard, 1813-1855, Danish Philosopher
The sum of wisdom is that time is never lost that is devoted to work. - Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1882, American Poet and Essayist
The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor. - Vince Lombardi, 1913-1970, American Football Coach
Inspirational Quotes for August 12, 2008
What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself. - Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865, 16th President of the United States
Just as iron rusts from disuse, even so does inaction spoil the intellect. – Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, Italian Painter and Sculptor
If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success. - John D. Rockefeller, 1839-1937, American Industrialist and Philanthropist
Inspirational Quotes for August 5, 2008
In every difficult situation is potential value. Believe this, then begin looking for it. - Norman Vincent Peale, 1898-1993, American Preacher and Author of "The Power of Positive Thinking"
Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will. - Mahatma Gandhi, 1869-1948, Indian Political and Spiritual Leader
What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered. - Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1882, American Poet and Essayist
Inspirational Quotes for July 29, 2008
If you can't make it better, you can laugh at it. - Erma Bombeck, 1927-1996, American Journalist/Author/Humorist
Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions. - Albert Einstein, 1879-1955, German-born American Physicist
Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm. - Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865, 16th President of the United States
Inspirational Quotes for July 22, 2008
Be true to your work, your word, and your friend. - Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862, American Author/Critic/Naturalist
The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing. - Walt Disney, 1901-1966, American Film Producer/Director/Animator
There is little success where there is little laughter. - Andrew Carnegie, 1835-1919, American Industrialist and Philanthropist
Inspirational Quotes for July 15, 2008
If one tells the truth, one is sure, sooner or later, to be found out. - Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900, Irish Dramatist/Novelist/Poet
To know what people really think, pay regard to what they do, rather than what they say. - George Santayana, 1863-1952, Spanish-born American Philosopher
You cannot create experience. You must undergo it. - Albert Camus, 1913-1960, French Author and Philosopher
Inspirational Quotes for July 8, 2008
Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls. - Mother Teresa, 1910-1997, Albanian-born Humanitarian and Missionary
Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future. - John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963, 35th President of the United States
The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear. - Socrates, 470-399 B.C., Greek Philosopher
Inspirational Quotes for July 1, 2008
It is easier to prevent bad habits than to break them. - Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790, American Scientist/Publisher/Diplomat
A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge. - Thomas Carlyle, 1795-1881, Scottish Philosopher and Author
When one has a great deal to put into it, a day has a hundred pockets. - Friedrich Nietzsche, 1844-1900, German Philosopher
Inspirational Quotes for June 24, 2008
From success you get a lot of things, but not that great inside thing that love brings you. - Samuel Goldwyn, 1879-1974, American Motion Picture Producer
To find out what one is fitted to do, and to secure an opportunity to do it, is the key to happiness. - John Dewey, 1859-1952, American Philosopher/Psychologist/Educational Reformer
It is well to give when asked, but it is better to give unasked, through understanding. - Kahlil Gibran, 1883-1931, Lebanese Poet and Novelist
Inspirational Quotes for June 17, 2008
An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day. - Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862, American Author/Critic/Naturalist
Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough. - Og Mandino, 1923-1996, American Motivational Author and Speaker
He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has. - Henry Ward Beecher, 1813-1887, American Preacher/Orator/Writer
Inspirational Quotes for June 10, 2008
Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you. - Thomas Jefferson, 1743-1826, 3rd President of the United States
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. - Mahatma Gandhi, 1869-1948, Indian Political and Spiritual Leader
You've got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was. - Irish Proverb
Inspirational Quotes for June 3, 2008
He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else. - Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790, American Scientist/Publisher/Diplomat
I can enjoy society in a room; but out of doors, nature is company enough for me. - William Hazlitt, 1778-1830, English Writer and Literary Critic
Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier. - Mother Teresa, 1910-1997, Albanian-born Humanitarian and Missionary
Inspirational Quotes for May 27, 2008
The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example. - Benjamin Disraeli, 1804-1881, British Statesman and Literary Figure
Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in. - Andrew Jackson, 1767-1845, 7th President of the United States
Words of comfort, skillfully administered, are the oldest therapy known to man. - Louis Nizer, 1902-1994, British-born American Lawyer
Inspirational Quotes for May 20, 2008
When ideas fail, words come in very handy. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1749-1832, German Poet/Dramatist/Novelist
Do not worry if you have built your castles in the air. They are where they should be. Now put the foundations under them. - Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862, American Author/Critic/Naturalist
Great minds have purposes, others have wishes. - Washington Irving, 1783-1859, American Author
Inspirational Quotes for May 13, 2008
Individual commitment to a group effort -- that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work. - Vince Lombardi, 1913-1970, Hall of Fame American Football Coach
Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound together. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1749-1832, German Poet/Dramatist/Novelist
Time has no meaning in itself unless we choose to give it significance. - Leo Buscaglia, 1924-1998, American Author and Expert on Love and Human Relationships
Inspirational Quotes for May 5, 2008
It is a mistake to try to look too far ahead. The chain of destiny can only be grasped one link at a time. - Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, English Politician and Author
There is nothing like a dream to create the future. - Victor Hugo, 1802-1885, French Poet/Dramatist/Novelist
Education's purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one. - Malcolm S. Forbes, 1917-1990, American Publisher