Words to inspire by influential people

Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.  Napoleon Hill #rafikfarouk

Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge;  it is thinking that makes what we read ours.  John Locke #rafikfarouk

Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself.  Desiderius Erasmus #Rafikfarouk

Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.  Rosa Parks #Rafikfarouk

A grateful heart is a beginning of greatness. It is an expression of humility.  It is a foundation for the development of such virtues as prayer, faith, courage, contentment, happiness, love, and well-being.  James E. Faust #rafikfarouk

Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles.  Alex Karras #rafikfarouk

When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.  William Arthur Ward #rafikfarouk

Nothing makes one feel so strong as a call for help.  Pope Paul VI #rafikfarouk

The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential...  these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.  Confucius #rafikfarouk

Do not underestimate the determination of a quiet man.  Iain Duncan Smith #rafikfarouk

I follow three rules: Do the right thing, do the best you can, and always show people you care.  Lou Holtz #rafikfarouk

Loss is nothing else but change, and change is Nature's delight.  Marcus Aurelius #rafikfarouk

We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us. Joseph Campbell #rafikfarouk

Good things happen to those who hustle.  Chuck Noll #rafikfarouk

Exploration is really the essence of the human spirit.  Frank Borman #rafikfarouk

Don't keep your good manners to the end another time, but begin with them.  Apollonius of Tyana #rafikfarouk

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.  Mark Twain #rafikfarouk

Genius always gives its best at first; prudence, at last.  Lucius Annaeus Seneca #rafikfarouk

A father is a man who expects his son to be as good a man as he meant to be.  Frank A. Clark #rafikfarouk

In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.  Martin Luther King, Jr. #rafikfarouk

The tradition is a fence around the law;  tithes are a fence around riches;  vows are a fence around abstinence;  a fence around wisdom is silence.  Akiva ben Joseph #rafikfarouk

Confidence comes with maturity, being more accepting of yourself.  Nicole Scherzinger #rafikfarouk