Quotes to inspire and reflect

Courage is the ladder on which all the other virtues mount.

Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will.

Facing it—always facing it—that’s the way to get through. Face it!

Real courage is when you know you’re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.

We may be willing to tell a story twice but we are never willing to hear it more than once.

One of the great disadvantages of hurry is that it takes such a long time.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

Nothing valuable can be lost by taking time.

Whatever comes from the heart carries the heat and color of its birthplace.

He that can have patience can have what he will.

Inspiration is never genuine if it is known as inspiration at the time. True inspiration always steals on a person, its importance not being fully recognized for some time.

Everything has been thought of before, but the difficulty is to think of it again.

If you’re strong enough, there are no precedents.

He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.

If you’re going to do something tonight that you’ll be sorry for tomorrow morning, sleep late.

To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it.

The glory of great men should always be measured by the means they have used to acquire it.

The time is always right to do what is right.

Cheerfulness, like spring, opens all the blossoms of the inward man.

I always prefer to believe the best of everybody—it saves so much trouble.

There’s man all over for you, blaming on his boots the faults of his feet.

The point of living, and of being an optimist, is to be foolish enough to believe the best is yet to come.

Man is the only kind of varmint sets his own trap, baits it, then steps in it.

The great man is he who does not lose his child-heart.

It has amazed me that the most incongruous traits should exist in the same person and, for all that, yield a plausible harmony.

We spend our time searching for security and hate it when we get it.

Fame is the perfume of heroic deeds.

One isn’t born one’s self. One is born with a mass of expectations, a mass of other people’s ideas—and you have to work through it all.

There is more simplicity in the man who eats caviar on impulse than in the man who eats Grape Nuts on principle.

Say not you know a man entirely till you have divided an inheritance with him.

He who is slowest in making a promise is most faithful in its performance.

Modesty is to merit what shade is to figures in a picture; it gives it strength and makes it stand out.

The truth about a man is, first of all, what it is that he keeps hidden.

Men show their character in nothing more clearly than by what they think laughable.

Show me the man you honor, and I will know what kind of man you are.

People need responsibility. They resist assuming it, but they cannot get along without it.

Men are men before they are lawyers, or physicians, or merchants, or manufacturers; and if you make them capable and sensible men, they will make themselves capable and sensible lawyers or physicians.

We know what a person thinks not when he tells us what he thinks, but by his actions.

Maybe being grateful means recognizing what you have for what it is. Appreciating small victories. Admiring the struggle it takes to simply be human. At the end of the day, the fact that we have the courage to still be standing is reason enough to celebrate. Meredith Grey ABOUT THE AUTHOR B. Ashiedu lives in the UK with her awesome husband. She enjoys exploring museums and new places with her husband.

Take full account of what Excellences you possess, and in gratitude remember how you would hanker after them, if you had them not. Marcus Aurelius

Both abundance and lack exist simultaneously in our lives, as parallel realities. It is always our conscious choice which secret garden we will tend. When we choose not to focus on what is missing from our lives but are grateful for the abundance that’s present; love, health, family, friends, work, the joys of nature and personal pursuits that bring us pleasure; the wasteland of illusion falls away and we experience Heaven on earth. Sarah Breathnach

If you want to find happiness, find gratitude. Steve Maraboli

Live your life so that the fear of death can never enter your heart. When you arise in the morning, give thanks for the morning light. Give thanks for your life and strength. Give thanks for your food and for the joy of living. And if perchance you see no reason for giving thanks, rest assured the fault is in yourself. Tecumseh Shawnee Chief

They are not poor that have little, but they that desire much. The richest man, whatever his lot, is the one who’s content with his lot. Dutch Proverb

When we become more fully aware that our success is due in large measure to the loyalty, helpfulness, and encouragement we have received from others, our desire grows to pass on similar gifts. Gratitude spurs us on to prove ourselves worthy of what others have done for us. The spirit of gratitude is a powerful energizer. Wilfred A. Peterson

Be thankful to all those people who have hurt you or disappointed you. Because they are the one who made you wise and strong. Anurag Prakash Ray

Gratitude unlocks fullness of life. It imparts a sense of satisfaction and appreciation. In the meantime one should not forget that it is not only word or expression, but make it meaningful and to live up to expectations. Dr. Anil Kr Sinha

Be thankful for what you have. You have no idea how many people would love to have what you've got. Unknown