Quote of the Day - Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies; a man who never reads lives only one.”
“The world stands aside to let anyone pass who knows where he is going.”
Let each moment come
Allow time to pass and as it does, make good use of it. Allow life to unfold and as it does, treasure the richness of each moment.
Accept and be thankful for what has been, and for what is now. Fully and lovingly utilize the opportunity of this day you now have.
When the wind is at your back, use the occasion to make rapid progress. When the wind is in your face, take the opportunity to grow stronger.
Learn from those who share your opinions. And learn even more from those who disagree with you.
Embrace life as it comes to you. In the grand occasions and in the small moments, delight in the beauty and live the possibilities.
Let each moment come in a steady, empowering procession. And add your special joy to every one.
— Ralph Marston
“Be willing to live daily in the gap between where you are now and where you wish to be. The simple decision to act will reduce any fear or self-doubt you may have and will activate motivational process within you. From the decision to to take action you set in motion a positive self fulfilling prophecy. Each day, begin to do what is necessary to realize that goal.”
“If you look to others for fulfillment, you will never truly be fulfilled. If your happiness depends on money, you will never be happy with yourself. Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.”
“The loneliest people are the kindest. The saddest people smile the brightest. The most damaged people are the wisest. All because they do not wish to see anyone else suffer the way they do.”
“Courage: the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.”
“There’s a difference between interest and commitment. When you’re interested in doing something, you do it only when it’s convenient. When you’re committed to something, you accept no excuses; only results.”
“The more you know who you are, and what you want, the less you let things upset you.”
“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.”
“As time goes on, you’ll understand. What lasts, lasts; what doesn’t, doesn’t. Time solves most things. And what time can’t solve, you have to solve yourself.”
“I must say a word about fear. It is life’s only true opponent. Only fear can defeat life. It is a clever, treacherous adversary, how well I know. It has no decency, respects no law or convention, shows no mercy. It goes for your weakest spot, which it finds with unnerving ease. It begins in your mind, always … so you must fight hard to express it. You must fight hard to shine the light of words upon it. Because if you don’t, if your fear becomes a wordless darkness that you avoid, perhaps even manage to forget, you open yourself to further attacks of fear because you never truly fought the opponent who defeated you.”
“I’m utterly convinced that the key to lifelong success is the regular exercise of a single emotional muscle: gratitude.”
“In helping others, we shall help ourselves, for whatever good we give out completes the circle and comes back to us.”
“Hurt people hurt people. That’s how pain patterns gets passed on, generation after generation after generation. Break the chain today. Meet anger with sympathy, contempt with compassion, cruelty with kindness. Greet grimaces with smiles. Forgive and forget about finding fault. Love is the weapon of the future.”