Daily Quote Archives

“I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it.”

“The salvation of this human world lies nowhere else than in the human heart, in the human power to reflect, in human meekness, and in human responsibility.”

“If facts are the seeds that later produce knowledge and wisdom, then the emotions and the impressions of the senses are the fertile soil in which the seeds must grow.”

“It takes great goals to lead us out of our everyday limits into accomplishing more than we ever thought we could or would.”

“A stumbling block to the pessimist is a stepping-stone to the optimist.”

“Moral cowardice that keeps us from speaking our minds is as dangerous to this country as irresponsible talk. The right way is not always the popular and easy way. Standing for right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character.”

“I've come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that's as unique as a fingerprint - and that the best way to succeed is to discover what you love and then find a way to offer it to others in the form of service, working hard, and also allowing the energy of the universe to lead you.”

“Beneficence is a duty. He who frequently practices it, and sees his benevolent intentions realized, at length comes really to love him to whom he has done good. When, therefore, it is said, 'Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself,' it is not meant, thou shalt love him first and do him good in consequence of that love, but thou shalt do good, to thy neighbor; and this thy beneficence will engender in thee that love to mankind which is the fulness and consummation of the inclination to do, good.”

“There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world; and that is an idea whose time has come.”

“An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you do know and what you don't.”

“No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.”

“You can do anything you think you can. This knowledge is literally the gift of the gods, for through it you can solve every human problem. It should make of you an incurable optimist. It is the open door.”

“As life is action and passion, it is required of man that he should share the passion and action of his time, at peril of being judged not to have lived.”

“I not only use all the brains that I have, but all that I can borrow.”

“Remember there's no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.”

“Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.”

“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than exposure.”

“Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.”

“To accomplish great things, we must dream as well as act.”

“For whatever reason, God has blessed me with the ability, put me in a position to make these leaps and bounds. I'm fulfilling my part of the bargain, which is to give back and be a positive influence on others. That's all you can do; take what you've been given and spread it around.”

“If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.”

“Your past is not your potential. In any hour you can choose to liberate the future.”

“Any change, any loss, does not make us victims. Others can shake you, surprise you, disappoint you, but they can't prevent you from acting, from taking the situation you're presented with and moving on. No matter where you are in life, no matter what your situation, you can always do something. You always have a choice and the choice can be power.”

“Every good act is charity. A man's true wealth hereafter is the good that he does in this world to his fellows.”

“We have it in our power to begin the world over again.”

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”

“Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one.”

“By virtue of being born to humanity, every human being has a right to the development and fulfillment of his potentialities as a human being.”

“In the depth of winter I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.”

“This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.”

“A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.”