Epicurus – storms and tempests
“The greater difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.” ~Epicurus
Category: Inspirational quotes
Inspirational quotes
Theodore Isaac Rubin – beginning of wisdom
“Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom.” ~Theodore Isaac Rubin
Anon – Good Conscience
“In the journey of life, if you want to travel without fear, you must have the ticket of a good conscience.” ~Anon
Fred Astaire – OLD AGE
“Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it, you’ve got to start young.” ~Fred Astaire
James L. Christensen – produce a character
“The purpose of Christianity is not to avoid difficulty, but to produce a character adequate to meet it when it comes. It does not make …
Scott Hamilton – disability
“The only disability in life is a bad attitude.” ~Scott Hamilton
Sara Jeannette Duncan – laugh at oneself
“One loses many laughs by not laughing at oneself.” ~Sara Jeannette Duncan
Sasha Azevedo – overcome great obstacles
“I certainly don’t regret my experiences because without them, I couldn’t imagine who or where I would be today. Life is an amazing gift to …
Johann Kaspar Lavater – impotence
“Airs of importance are the credentials of impotence.” ~Johann Kaspar Lavater
Pearl S. Buck – secret of joy
“The secret of joy in work is contained in one word – excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it.” ~Pearl …
Swami Sivananda Quotes
“Do not brood over your past mistakes and failures as this will only fill your mind with grief, regret and depression. Do not repeat them …
Swami Sivananda – heart and mind
”Put your heart, mind, intellect and soul even to your smallest acts. This is the secret of success.” ~Swami Sivananda
Oscar A Erasquin – Envy Not the Rich
“All men are created equal ( in privilege ) to take part and enjoy the fruits of creation. And man was given the “stewardship” over …
Romeo Rivera – Ten Commandments
“God’s blessings abound on earth. Too much poverty only shows how ugly and horrible greed is…no other reason but GREED!!! No wonder Jesus had summarized …
Brittany Renée – what my HEART led me to
“I would much rather have regrets about not doing what people said, than regretting not doing what my heart led me to and wondering what …
Heraclitus – change
“Nothing endures but change” ~Heraclitus
Isak Dinesen – salt water
“The cure for anything is salt water. Sweat, tears, or the sea.” ~Isak Dinesen
Israel Scoble – credibility
“Credibility is very much like virginity. Once you lose it, it is impossible to regain” ~Israel Scoble
Guy Penrod – sinner or saint
“Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future” ~Guy Penrod
Art Linkletter – make the best
“Things turn out best for the people who make the best out of the way things turn out.” ~Art Linkletter
Lori Moreno Quotes
“Do not allow negativity or toxicity into Your Precious Life. Only Allow Positivity and Love.” ~Lori Moreno “Don’t let anyone ever dim Your Light.” ~Lori …
Joan Didion – self-respect
“Character—the willingness to accept responsibility for one’s own life—is the source from which self-respect springs.” ~Joan Didion
Barbara Garrison – the things we are
“Fear grows out of the things we think; it lives in our minds. Compassion grows out of the things we are, and lives in our …
Stone Gossard – human instinct
Darling Harbour Cruise 17 August 2010 “It’s a perfectly human instinct to want to be near water.” ~Stone Gossard
Thomas Hobbes – last voyage
“Now I am about to take my last voyage, a great leap in the dark.” ~Thomas Hobbes on Last words
William Langland – nothing sharp
“There smites nothing so sharp, nor smelleth so sour as shame.” ~William Langland
Lillian Hellman – different way
“Cynicism is an unpleasant way of saying the truth.” ~Lillian Hellman
Thought for Today – Anger
“Never give way to anger – otherwise in one moment you could burn up the joy that you collected over a long period.” ~Thought for …
David Mccord – possessor of Soul
“A pedestrian is a man in danger of his life. A walker is a man in possession of his soul.” ~David Mccord
Isabella Beeton – place for everything
“There’s a place for everything, and everything in its place.” ~Isabella Beeton (I learned from my Home Economics class 1961 with Mrs Placida dela Cruz …
Bertrzand Russell – Marriage and Morals
“To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.” ~Bertrzand Russell (1872 – 1970), Marriage and Morals …
Carolyn Wells – Louder Than
“Actions lie louder than words.” ~Carolyn Wells
William Pitt – aged heart
“Confidence is a plant of slow growth in an aged heart.” ~William Pitt
Thomas A. Bennett – another mind
“No mind, however loving, could bear to see plainly into all the recess of another mind.” ~Thomas A. Bennett
James Humes – leadership
“One secret of leadership is that the mind of a leader never turns off. Leaders even when they are sightseers or spectators, are active; not …
Florence Nightingale – give or take
“I attribute my success to this – I never gave or took any excuse.” ~Florence Nightingale
Potter Stewart – propinquity
“A person’s mere propinquity to others independently suspected of criminal activity does not give rise to probable cause to search that person.” ~Potter Stewart
Anon – humor
“I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury.” ~Anon
Max L Forman – head up
“Always hold your head up but be careful to keep your nose at a friendly level.” ~Max L Forman
Jules Favre – fortress
“Not an inch of our territory not a stone of our fortress.” ~Jules Favre