Tears are more expensive than a smile

"We learn more by looking for the answer to a question and not finding it 

than we do from learning the answer itself." 

~Lloyd Alexander~

Consider how hard it is to change yourself and you'll understand 

what little chance you have in trying to change others.

~Unknown~

Many of life's failures are people who did not realize 

how close they were to success when they gave up.

~Thomas Edison~

"Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect

Leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly

Under your belt, that's real power."

~Clint Eastwood~  

"Tears are more expensive than a smile because you can give a smile 

to anyone you want,but the tears fall only for the best person..."

~Unknown~

The only difference between stumbling blocks

and steppingstones is the way in which we use them.

~unknown~

Write the bad things that are done to you in sand, 

but write the good things that happen to you on a piece of marble.

~Arabic Proverb~

Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. 

Try Again. Fail Again. Fail better.

~Samuel Beckett~

 

A wise soul opens the window to the future by 

closing the doors to the past.

~unknown~

Life without trust is a life in turmoil.

~unknown~

Happiness is inward and not outward; and so it does

not depend on what we have, but on what we are.

~Henry Van Dyke~

Quotes

"Take risks: If you win, you will be happy; if you lose, you will be wise."
"Don't wish it was easier; wish you were better."

Jim Rohn

Mother Teresa’s Quotes

“Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies. “

“Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God’s kindness: kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile.”

“Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person. “

“It is not the magnitude of our actions but the amount of love that is put into them that matters.”

“Even the rich are hungry for love, for being cared for, for being wanted, for having someone to call their own.”

“Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing.”

“God doesn’t require us to succeed; he only requires that you try. “

“I know God will not give me anything I can’t handle. I just wish that He didn’t trust me so much.”

“If you judge people, you have no time to love them.”

“We cannot do great things on this Earth, only small things with great love.”

Quotes

"When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others."

Anne Frank 

"Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it."

Jalal ad-Din Rumi
"Adopt the pace of nature, her secret is patience."

Ralph Waldo Emerson 

"A diamond is merely a lump of coal that did well under pressure."

J.K. Rowling Quotes:

• Anything’s possible if you’ve got enough nerve.

• It is our choices… that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities. 
• If you want to see the true measure of a man, watch how he treats his inferiors, not his equals. 
• Death is just life’s next big adventure. 
• Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.

Quotes

"Greatness is won, not awarded."

Guy Kawasaki 

"Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, men of power are feared; but only men of character are trusted."

Alfred Adler

17 Self-Help Quotes that Inspire You to be a Better Person

Have you ever read a great quote and thought, “Why didn’t I think of that? It is so simple!”

This is the power of brilliantly said self-help quotes – they pass your through your mind and find immediate response in your heart.

It does not matter if you read them when you are 10 or 87, they will still remind and inspire you to be kinder, to dream bolder, to work harder, to forgive faster, and to love deeper without expecting anything in return.

I noticed long ago that whenever I start my day with a positive and inspiring quote it is much easier for me to stay focused on the things I prize the most and to be more patient with myself and those around me.

Today I thought maybe you too are in need of some motivation and positive energy. If this is the case, I want to share with you some carefully selected Self-Help Quotes that are very dear to my heart. I hope that they will inspire you to continue improving yourself (because that is what all great quotes are supposed to do).

1. “The best way to predict the future is to create it.”
Peter F. Drucker

2. “Believe in Yourself and there will come a day when others will have no choice but to believe with you.”
Cynthia Kersey

3. “You must be the change you wish to see in the world.”
Gandhi

4. “Out of clutter, find simplicity; from discord, find harmony; in the middle of difficulty, lies opportunity.”
Albert Einstein

5. “If you think you can or you think you can’t either way you are right.”
Henry Ford

6. “In the long run, we only hit what we aim at.”
Henry David Thoreau

7. “Success is something you attract by the person you become.”
Jim Rohn

8. “We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop.”
Mother Teresa

9. “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
Nelson Mandela

10. “The miracle is this; the more we share, the more we have.”
Leonard Nimoy

11. “All our dreams can come true – if we have the courage to pursue them.”
Walt Disney

12. “It is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.”
Henry Ward Beecher

13. “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.”
Aristotle

14. “The greatest achievement was at first, and for a time, but a dream.”
Napoleon Hill

15. “To get something you never had, you have to do something you’ve never done.”
Author Unknown

16. “Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well.”
Josh Billings

17. “Don’t spend your precious time asking ‘Why isn’t the world a better place?’ It will only be time wasted. The question to ask is ‘How can I make it better?’ To that there is an answer.”
Leo F. Buscaglia

Quotes

"To learn, read. To know, write. To master, teach." 

Hindu proverb 

"Live from your heart and you will be most effective."

Author Unknown 

And will you succeed? Yes! You will indeed! (98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed)."

Dr. Seuss 

"You cannot climb a mountain if you will not risk a fall."

Rick Beneteau 

"Love what is ahead by loving what has come before."

Herbert Hoover 

"Things turn out best for the people who make the best out of the way things turn out."

Art Linkletter 

"Empty yourself and let the universe fill you."

Yogi Tea 

"The greatest inspiration is often born of desperation."

Comer Cotrell 

"Have wisdom in your actions and faith in your merits."