Words to inspire by influential people

  No one saves us but ourselves.  No one can and no one may.  We ourselves must walk the path.  Buddha #rafikfarouk

I slept and dreamt that life was joy.  I awoke and saw that life was service.  I acted and behold, service was joy.  Rabindranath Tagore #rafikfarouk

We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are.  Max de Pree #rafikfarouk

We must be silent before we can listen.  We must listen before we can learn.  We must learn before we can prepare.  We must prepare before we can serve.  We must serve before we can lead.  William Arthur Ward #rafikfarouk

Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.  Prov. 22:6 #rafikfarouk

A word of encouragement during a failure is worth more than an hour of praise after success.  Anonymous #rafikfarouk

Wealth is a blessing when honestly gained, but wisdom is more desirable.  The MacArthur Bible Commentary #rafikfarouk

A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.  Francis Bacon #rafikfarouk

The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.  Voltaire #rafikfarouk

There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.  Patrick Rothfuss #rafikfarouk

All human actions have one or more of these seven causes:  chance,  nature,  compulsion,  habit,  reason,  passion,  and  desire.  Aristotle #rafikfarouk

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.  Lao Tzu #rafikfarouk

Even if you are on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there.  Will Rogers #rafikfarouk

But the beauty is in the walking -- we are betrayed by destinations.  Gwyn Thomas #rafikfarouk

Who would you be, if you weren't afraid to fail?

If you focus on success, you’ll have stress. But if you pursue excellence, success will be guaranteed.  Deepak Chopra #rafikfarouk