Category: Motivation Quotes

Courage and Perseverance

 

 “Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.” by John Quincy Adams

My father used to say

 

 “My father used to say, ‘Let them see you and not the suit. That should be secondary.’” by Cary Grant

Fantasies can be waste of Time?

 

 “Now that I’ve relinquished my fantasies of all the people I wish I could be, and stopped feeling guilty about [them], I have more time for the things that I truly enjoy.” by Gretchen Rubin

True Power

 

 “All we actually have is our body and its muscles that allow us to be under our own power.” by Allegra Kent

Thoughts

 

 “I have found power in the mysteries of thought.” by Euripides

How to Find the Truth?

 

 “I guess sometimes you have to lie to find the truth.” by Scott Westerfeld

Best Thing

 

 “The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men, charity.” by Francis Maitland Balfour

Reading is Enjoyment?

 

 “I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of anything than of a book! When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.” by Jane Austen

Definition of a Friend

 

 “He who promises more than he is able to perform, is false to himself; and he who does not perform what he has promised, is a traitor to his friend.” by George Shelley

Results of temper

 

 “Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong.” by Baltasar Gracian