Inspirational Sayings and Quotes

Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Inspirational Sayings and Quotes


Try not to become a man of success but a man of value.
- Albert Einstein

Inspiration and genius–one and the same.
- Victor Hugo

Every artist was first an amateur.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

He who finds a thought that enables him to obtain a slightly deeper glimpse into the eternal secrets of nature has been given great grace.
- Albert Einstein

A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams.
- John Barrymore

The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for.
- Maureen Dowd

Even if you are on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there.
- Will Rogers

Empty vessels make the most sound.
- John Lydgate

A teacher is one who makes himself progressively unnecessary.
- Thomas Carruthers

False friends leave you in times of trouble.
- Aesop

No great man ever complains of want of opportunities.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Here’s a rule I recommend: Never practice two vices at once.
- Tallulah Bankhead

I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.
- Socrates

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
- Mahatma Gandhi

Stop the habit of wishful thinking and start the habit of thoughtful wishes.
- Mary Martin

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

Death gives us sleep, eternal youth, and immortality.
- Jean Paul Richter

The hard way is the right way
- John Alves

My life has been filled with terrible misfortune; most of which never happened.
- Montaigne

The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.
- Cummings

Motivation will almost always beat mere talent.
- Norman R. Augustine

For every soul, there is a guardian watching it.
- The Koran

Here is a test to find whether your mission on earth is finished: If you’re alive it isn’t.
- Richard Bach

Most people would rather die than think; in fact, they do so.
- Bertrand Russell