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“Peace is the result of retraining your mind to process life as it is, rather than as you think it should be.”
Dr. Wayne Dyer
“Ultimately, we have just one moral duty: to reclaim large areas of peace in ourselves…,and to reflect it towards others. And the more peace there is in us, the more peace there will be in our troubled world.”
Etty Hillesum
“It is tenderness for the past, courage for the present, hope for the future. It is a fervent wish that every cup may overflow with blessings rich and eternal, and that every path may lead to peace.”
Agnes M. Pharo
“Fear grows out of the things we think; it lives in our minds. Compassion grows out of the things we are, and lives in our hearts.”
Barbara Garrison
“Our human compassion binds us the one to the other - not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learnt how to turn our common suffering into hope for the future.”
Nelson Mandela
“There is nobility in compassion, a beauty in empathy, a grace in forgiveness.”
John Connolly
“Two kinds of gratitude: the sudden kind we feel for what we take; the larger kind we feel for what we give.”
Edwin Arlington Robinson
“Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.”
William Arthur Ward
“It's a funny thing about life, once you begin to take note of the things you are grateful for, you begin to lose sight of the things that you lack.”
Germany Kent
“Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.”
Marcel Proust
“Humility isn't denying your strengths; it's being honest about your weaknesses.”
Rick Warren
“I claim to be a simple individual liable to err like any other fellow mortal. I own, however, that I have humility enough to confess my errors and to retrace my steps.”
Mahatma Gandhi
“There is a loftier ambition than merely to stand high in the world. It is to stoop down and lift mankind a little higher.”
Henry van Dyke
“Your ambition should be to get as much life out of living as you possibly can, as much enjoyment, as much interest, as much experience, as much understanding. Not simply be what is generally called a ‘success.’”
Eleanor Roosevelt
“Ambition, fueled by compassion, wisdom and integrity, is a powerful force for good that will turn the wheels of industry and open the doors of opportunity for you and countless others.”
Zig Ziglar
“When your ambition is greater than your fear, your life will get bigger than your dream.”
Farshad Asl
“The strongest trust is built by the smallest actions, the keeping of the little promises.”
Walter Wangerin Jr.
“No more important duty can be urged upon those who are entering the great theater of life than simple loyalty to their best convictions.”
Edwin Hubbel Chapin
“You cannot buy loyalty; you cannot buy the devotion of hearts, minds, and souls. You have to earn these things.”
Clarence Francis
“Grit is that ‘extra something’ that separates the most successful people from the rest. It’s the passion, perseverance, and stamina that we must channel in order to stick with our dreams until they become a reality.”
Dr. Travis Bradberry
“We like to think of our champions and idols as superheroes who were born different from us. We don’t like to think of them as relatively ordinary people who made themselves extraordinary.”
Carol Dweck
“The same boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It's about what you're made of, not the circumstances.”
Unknown
“What we accomplish in the marathon of life depends tremendously on our grit—our passion and perseverance for long-term goals.”
Dr. Angela Lee Duckworth
“Believe in your infinite potential. Your only limitations are those you set upon yourself.”
Roy T. Bennett
“The ideals which have lighted my way, and time after time have given me new courage to face life cheerfully, have been kindness, beauty and truth.”
Albert Einstein
“No act of kindness is too small. The gift of kindness may start as a small ripple that over time can turn into a tidal wave affecting the lives of many.”
Kevin Heath
“Education is a social process. Education is growth. Education is not a preparation for life; education is life itself.”
John Dewey
“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. ”
Rachel Carson