William Sloan Coffin- the giver
“The world is too dangerous for anything but truth and too small for anything but love. We can never really love anybody with whom we …
Category: Inspirational quotes
Inspirational quotes
Ella Wilcox – soul
“There is no chance, no destiny, no fate that can circumvent or hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul.”~ Ella Wilcox
Lorrin L Lee – message
“Your life is your message to the world. Make it inspiring.”~Lorrin L Lee
Ancient Persian Saying – without feet
“I had the blues because I had no shoes until upon the street, I met a man who had no feet.”~Ancient Persian Saying
Gerald Jampolsky – attitude
“The world does not have to change. The only thing that has to change is our attitude.”~Gerald Jampolsky
Charles M. Schulz – tomorrow
“Don’t worry about the world coming to an end today. It’s already tomorrow in Australia.”~Charles M. Schulz
Henry David Thoreau – goodness
“Goodness is the only investment that never fails.”~Henry David Thoreau
Hamilton Wright Mabie – passage of a year
“New Year’s eve is like every other night; there is no pause in the march of the universe, no breathless moment of silence among created …
Francis Gay – opportunities
“Whatever our own particular status in life, even if it be quite obscure and humdrum, we can always find opportunities to help somebody worse off …
"The measure of a man’s real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out." – Thomas Babington Macaulay
“The measure of a man’s real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.” – Thomas Babington Macaulay
"People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built." – Eleanor Roosevelt
“People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
“Things to remember: 1) The worth of character; 2) The improvement of talent; 3) The influence of example; 4) The joy of origination; 5) The dignity of simplicity; 6) The success of perseverance.” – Marshall Field
“Things to remember: 1) The worth of character; 2) The improvement of talent; 3) The influence of example; 4) The joy of origination; 5) The …
"A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble." – Charles H. Spurgeon
“A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your …
"Religion is an insult to human dignity. With or without it, you’d have good people doing good things and evil people doing bad things, but for good people to do bad things, it takes religion." – Steven Weinberg
“Religion is an insult to human dignity. With or without it, you’d have good people doing good things and evil people doing bad things, but …
"What is not started today is never finished tomorrow." – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"I am responsible. Although I may not be able to prevent the worst from happening, I am responsible for my attitude toward the inevitable misfortunes that darken life. Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have – life itself." – Walter Anderson
“I am responsible. Although I may not be able to prevent the worst from happening, I am responsible for my attitude toward the inevitable misfortunes …
"Hold fast to dreams, For if dreams die, Life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly, Hold fast to dreams, For if dreams go, Life is a barren field, Frozen with snow" – Langston Hughes
“Hold fast to dreams, For if dreams die, Life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly, Hold fast to dreams, For if dreams go, Life …
"A man has more character in his face at forty than at twenty–he has suffered longer." – Mae West
“A man has more character in his face at forty than at twenty–he has suffered longer.” – Mae West
"Character isn’t something you were born with and can’t change, like your fingerprints. It’s something you weren’t born with and must take responsibility for forming." – Jim Rohn
“Character isn’t something you were born with and can’t change, like your fingerprints. It’s something you weren’t born with and must take responsibility for forming.” …
"You cannot build character and courage by taking away man’s initiative and independence." – Abraham Lincoln
“You cannot build character and courage by taking away man’s initiative and independence.” – Abraham Lincoln
"Character, not circumstances, make the man." – Booker T. Washington
“Character, not circumstances, make the man.” – Booker T. Washington
"Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing." – Abraham Lincoln
“Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.” – …
"Talent is commonly developed at the expense of character." – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Talent is commonly developed at the expense of character.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
"The formation of one’s character ought to be everyone’s chief aim." – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“The formation of one’s character ought to be everyone’s chief aim.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"It’s not what we eat but what we digest that makes us strong; not what we gain but what we save that makes us rich; not what we read but what we remember that makes us learned; and not what we profess but what we practice that gives us integrity." – Francis Bacon Sr.
“It’s not what we eat but what we digest that makes us strong; not what we gain but what we save that makes us rich; …
"Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion." – Aristotle
“Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion.” – Aristotle
"A man’s character may be learned from the adjectives which he habitually uses in conversation" – Mark Twain
“A man’s character may be learned from the adjectives which he habitually uses in conversation” – Mark Twain
"You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water." – Rabindranath Tagore
“You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.” – Rabindranath Tagore
"The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love and loyalty." – Zig Ziglar
“The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love and loyalty.” – Zig Ziglar
"The Roots of Violence: Wealth without work, Pleasure without conscience, Knowledge without character, Commerce without morality, Science without humanity, Worship without sacrifice, Politics without principles" – Mahatma Gandhi
“The Roots of Violence: Wealth without work, Pleasure without conscience, Knowledge without character, Commerce without morality, Science without humanity, Worship without sacrifice, Politics without principles” …
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." – James D. Miles
“You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.” – James D. Miles
"Excellence is not a singular act, but a habit. You are what you repeatedly do." – Shaquille ONeal
“Excellence is not a singular act, but a habit. You are what you repeatedly do.” – Shaquille ONeal
"Goals are dreams with deadlines." – Diana Scharf Hunt
“Goals are dreams with deadlines.” – Diana Scharf Hunt
"Most people say that is it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character." – Albert Einstein
“Most people say that is it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character.” – Albert Einstein
"There is a good side and a bad side to most people, and in accordance with your own character and disposition you will bring out one of them and the other will remain a sealed book to you" – Mark Twain
“There is a good side and a bad side to most people, and in accordance with your own character and disposition you will bring out …
"Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think." – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Long engagements give people the opportunity of finding out each other’s character before marriage, which is never advisable." – Oscar Wilde
“Long engagements give people the opportunity of finding out each other’s character before marriage, which is never advisable.” – Oscar Wilde
"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved." – Helen Keller
“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and …
"Success builds character, failure reveals it" – Dave Checkett
“Success builds character, failure reveals it” – Dave Checkett
"For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream." – Vincent van Gogh
“For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream.” – Vincent van Gogh