Words to inspire by influential people

A random act of kindness, no matter how small,  can make a tremendous impact on someone else's life.  Roy T. Bennett #rafikfarouk

Excellence is never an accident.  It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution;  it represents the wise choice of many alternatives - choice, not chance, determines your destiny.  Aristotle #rafikfarouk

A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds. Francis Bacon #rafikfarouk

Reflect upon your present blessings -- of which every man has many -- not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.  Charles Dickens #rafikfarouk

A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is above you.  C.S. Lewis #rafikfarouk

Talent is a gift, but character is a choice.  John C. Maxwell #rafikfarouk

We never taste happiness in perfection, our most fortunate successes are mixed with sadness.  Pierre Corneille #rafikfarouk

He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words.  Elbert Hubbard #rafikfarouk

He that takes truth for his guide, and duty for his end,  may safely trust to God's providence to lead him aright.  Blaise Pascal #rafikfarouk

Wisdom cannot be imparted. Wisdom that a wise man attempts to impart always sounds like foolishness to someone else ... Knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom. One can find it, live it, do wonders through it, but one cannot communicate and teach it.  Hermann Hesse #Rafikfarouk

He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.  Socrates #rafikfarouk

Don't let your special character and values, the secret that you know and no one else does, the truth - don't let that get swallowed up by the great chewing complacency.  Aesop #rafikfarouk

I alone cannot change the world,  but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.  Mother Teresa #Rafikfarouk

Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you.  Walt Whitman #rafikfarouk

There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.  C.S. Lewis #rafikfarouk

The best thing about the worst time of your life is that you get to see the true colors of the people you care for. Unknown Author #rafikfarouk

Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow. Anita Desai #rafikfarouk

Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings  so that you shall come easily by what others have labored hard for.  Socrates #rafikfarouk

Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace. God is awake.  Victor Hugo #Rafikfarouk

First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.  Epictetus #rafikfarouk

Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either.  Albert Einstein #rafikfarouk

It is difficult to make a man miserable while he feels worthy of himself and claims kindred  to the great God who made him.  Abraham Lincoln #rafikfarouk