The highest purpose of intellectual cultivation is to give a man a perfect knowledge and mastery of his own inner self; to render our consciousness its own light and its own mirror. – Novalis, 1772-1801 Good Inspirational Quotes, Sayings, Images and Pictures
The man of virtue makes the difficulty to be overcome his first business, and success only a subsequent consideration. – Confucius, 551 BC-479 BC
The best things that life has to offer are yet to come, but we must first put in our very best. Edmond Mbiaka
I attempt an arduous task; but there is no worth in that which is not a difficult achievement. – Ovid, 43 BC-17 AD
It is always good to know, if only in passing, charming human beings. It refreshes one like flowers and woods and clear brooks. – George Eliot, 1819-1880
Never let the fear of striking out get in your way. – George Herman “Babe” Ruth, 1895-1948
We also deem those happy, who from the experience of life, have learned to bear its ills and without descanting on their weight. – Juvenal, 55 AD-127 AD
The wise man should be prepared for everything that does not lie within his control. – Pythagoras, circa 570 BC-495 BC Good Inspirational Quotes, Sayings, Images and Pictures
The grand essentials of life are something to do, something to love, something to hope for. – Thomas Chalmers, 1780-1847
If we do not plant knowledge when young, it will give us no shade when we are old. – Lord Chesterfield, 1694-1773
In the stormy current of life characters are weights or floats which at one time make us glide along the bottom, and at another maintain us on the surface. – Hippolyte Taine, 1828-1893
Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity. – George Patton, 1885-1945
To reach a port, we must sail–Sail, not tie at anchor–Sail, not drift. – Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1882-1945
You’re happiest while you’re making the greatest contribution. – Robert F. Kennedy, 1925-1968 Good Inspirational Quotes, Sayings, Images and Pictures
