Category: Inspirational quotes

Inspirational quotes

Leah Dancel – integrity

“The upright wisdom spoken of with integrity will uphold the spirit of truth and righteousness”.~Leah Dancel, 7 April 2009

Joseph Rickaby – preservative

“A great preservative against angry and mutinous thoughts, and all impatience and quarreling, is to have some great business and interest in your mind, which, …

Joey Adams – psychiatrist

“A psychiatrist is a fellow who asks you a lot of expensive questions your wife asks for nothing.” ~Joey Adams

Wendy Wasserstein – being alone

“No matter how lonely you get or how many birth announcements you receive, the trick is not to get frightened. There’s nothing wrong with being …

Thought for Today – There Is God

“Behind every flower there is a seed, and behind every painting there is an artist, behind every human being there is God.” ~Thought for Today-UK

Louisa May Alcott – beauty

Taupo, New Zealand – 11 October 2009 “Far away in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look …

Edmund Waller – men

“Stronger by weakness wiser men become.” ~Edmund Waller, 17th cent English poet

Anon – learn

“We must learn to compromise, to give and take, to shine in the spotlight and yet surrender it gracefully.” ~Anon

Thought for Today – New Perspective

“It is easy to create new things, change places or do something different. To keep that sense of newness that creates enthusiasm is more difficult. …

John Locke – sound mind

“A sound mind in a sound body is a short but full description of a happy state in this world.” ~ John Locke

Barnett R. Brickner -right mate

“Success in marriage does not come merely through finding the right mate, but through being the right mate.” ~Barnett R. Brickner

Lou Holtz Quotes

“Do right. Do your best. Treat others as you want to be treated.” ~Lou Holtz “It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the …

Oscar Wilde Quotes

“He to whom the present is the only thing that is present, knows nothing of the age in which he lives.” ~Oscar Wilde “It is …

Thought for Today – Impact

“Make every thought, word and deed such that the impact gives someone courage and zeal and enthusiasm.” ~Thought for Today-UK

Martin Dickinson – OCEAN

For Gary Seierstad  5 March 2011 Eden NSW “Seeing the ocean reminds us of our place on the planet: limited in space and time .” …

Thomas Jefferson Quotes

“Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal. Nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong attitude.” …

P.D. Ouspensky – life

“It is only when we realize that life is taking us nowhere that it begins to have meaning.” ~P.D. Ouspensky

Niels Bohr – statement

“The opposite of a true statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth.” ~Niels Bohr

William Penn – heat

“Truth often suffers more by the heat of its defenders than from the arguments of its opposers” – William Penn

Davy Crockett – instructions

“One whole book in the Bible—the book of Proverbs—is filled with memorable sayings, many of which have become our colloquial expressions. They give us wonderful …