Inspiring Quotes - Page 81

I know my country has not perfected itself. At times, we've struggled to keep the promise of liberty and equality for all of our people. We've made our share of mistakes, and there are times when our actions around the world have not lived up to our best intentions.

One's spiritual realization lies in none other than how one walks among and interacts with one's fellow beings.

Know your capacities and continually improve upon them.

Change leads to disappointment if it is not sustained. Transformation is sustained change, and it is achieved through practice.

It's that wonderful old-fashioned idea that others come first and you come second. This was the whole ethic by which I was brought up. Others matter more than you do, so 'don't fuss, dear; get on with it.'

Normal people can be happy with a regular life, but there is more to life than just plodding through an average existence.

The secret of success is to make your mind work for you - not against you. This means constantly being positive, constantly setting up challenges you can meet - either today, next week, or next month etc.

One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well.

Parts exist only for purposes of figuring and describing, and as we figure the world out we become confused if we do not remember this all the time.

Regardless of your lot in life, you can build something beautiful on it.

You need a plan to build a house. To build a life, it is even more important to have a plan or goal.

It is a fine thing to be honest, but it is also very important to be right.

Good and great are seldom in the same man.

When you get a thing the way you want it, leave it alone.

Never put more than two waves in a picture; it's fussy.

Proverbs are mental gems gathered in the diamond districts of the mind.

Where charity keeps pace with gain, industry is blessed.

A yawn may not be polite, but at least it is an honest opinion.

He who went to the kings to seek favors went away from Allah.

Acquire knowledge and teach it to people.

Success in life is the result of good judgment. Good judgment is usually the result of experience. Experience is usually the result of bad judgment.

The mark of true wealth is determined by how much one can give away.

Thoughts lead to feelings. Feelings lead to actions. Action leads to results.

All truth is eternal. Truth is nobody’s property; no race, no individual can lay any exclusive claim to it. Truth is the nature of all souls.

Stay hungry, stay foolish.