Words to inspire by influential people

One measure of your success will be the degree to which you build up others who work with you. While building up others, you will build up yourself.  James E. Casey #Rafikfarouk

More tears are shed over answered prayers than unanswered ones.  Saint Teresa of Avila #Rafikfarouk

A leader must have the courage to act against an expert's advice.  James Callaghan #Rafikfarouk

The healthiest competition occurs when average people win by putting above average effort.  Colin Powell #rafikfarouk

Remember your dreams and fight for them.  You must know what you want from life.  There is just one thing that makes your dream become impossible: the fear of failure.   Paulo Coelho #Rafikfarouk

Idleness is to the human mind like rust to iron.  Ezra Cornell #Rafikfarouk

The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone.  Henrik Ibsen #Rafikfarouk

Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.  Henry Ford #rafikfarouk

In faith, there is enough light for those who want to believe and enough shadows to blind those who don't.  Blaise Pascal #Rafikfarouk

The test of character is having the ability to meet challenges.  Walter Annenberg #Rafikfarouk

In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart.  Mahatma Gandhi #rafikfarouk

Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.  Ronald Reagan #Rafikfarouk

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. Marcel Proust #Rafikfarouk

God be thanked for the thinkers of good and noble thoughts!  It wakes up all the best in ourselves, to come into close contact with others greater and better in every way than we are.  Lucy Larcom #Rafikfarouk

'Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. ' 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 #Rafikfarouk

A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself. Michel de Montaigne #Rafikfarouk