Words to inspire by influential people

Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.  Carl Jung

There are no limitations to the mind except those we acknowledge.  Napoleon Hill

Spend enough time around success and failure, and you learn a reverence for possibility.  Dale Dauten

Quality is never an accident. It is always the result of intelligent effort.  John Ruskin

The harvest of old age is the recollection and abundance of blessing previously secured.  Marcus Tullius Cicero

We come nearest to the great when are great in humility.  Rabindranath Tagore

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

The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling, but in raising after you fall.  Vince Lombardi

May your character preach more loudly than your words.  Mohamed Ayyad

Prayer should be the key of the day and the lock of the night.  George Herbert

We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.  Jesse Owens

Courage means to keep working a relationship, to continue seeking solutions to difficult problems, and to stay focused during stressful periods.  Denis Waitley

A life spend making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.  George Bernard Shaw

When I hear somebody say 'Life is hard', I am always tempted to ask 'Compared to what?'  Sydney Harris

Certain thoughts are prayers. There are moments when, whatever be the attitude of the body, the soul is on its knees.  Victor Hugo

The only true source of politeness is consideration.   William Gilmore Simms

Beauty awakens the soul to act.  Dante Alighieri

The final test of a gentleman is his respect for those who can be of no possible service to him.  William Lyon Phelps

People grow through experience if the meet lift honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.  Eleanor Roosevelt

Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift of God, which is why we call it the present. Bil Keane

It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped.  Tony Robbins

For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.  Nelson Mandela

Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing.  Camille Pissarro

If you really believe in what you're doing, work hard, take nothing personally and if something blocks one route, find another. Never give up.  Laurie Notaro

There is a difference between listening and waiting for your turn to speak.  Simon Sinek