Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate acts, brave by doing brave acts.
© Aristotle @quote
Promises are the uniquely human way of ordering the future, making it predictable and reliable to the extent that this is humanly possible
© Hannah Arendt @quote
Not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment
© Sala @quote
You can be what you want to be. You have the power within and we will help you always.
© Byron Pulsifer @quote
Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue
© Buddha @quote
How wonderful that we have met with a paradox. Now we have some hope of making progress.
© Niels Bohr @quote
Before you put on a frown, make absolutely sure there are no smiles available
© Jim Beggs @quote
Love vanquishes time. To lovers, a moment can be eternity, eternity can be the tick of a clock
© Mary Parrish @quote
It is more important to know where you are going than to get there quickly. Do not mistake activity for achievement
© Mabel Newcomber @quote
Life is what you make of it. Always has been, always will be
© Grandma Moses @quote
One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes
© Benjamin Disraeli @quote
Continuous effort—not strength or intelligence—is the key to unlocking our potential.
© Winston Churchill @quote
Great is the art of beginning, but greater is the art of ending
© Lazurus Long @quote
To listen well is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.
© John Marshall @quote
Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world
© Harriet Tubman @quote
Imagination is more important than knowledge. For while knowledge defines all we currently know and understand, imagination points to all we might yet discover and create.
© Albert Einstein @quote
We must learn our limits. We are all something, but none of us are everything
© Blaise Pascal @quote
Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough
© Og Mandino @quote