INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES
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“To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.”
Confucius
PRACTICE
“It is a mistake to think that the practice of my art has become easy to me. I assure you, dear friend, no one has given so much care to the study of composition as I. There is scarcely a famous master in music whose works I have not frequently and diligently studied.”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
PRACTICE
“Health is the greatest of all possessions; a pale cobbler is better than a sick king.”
Jonathan Swift
FITNESS
“A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.”
Buddha
STEWARDSHIP
“The earth will not continue to offer its harvest, except with faithful stewardship. We cannot say we love the land and then take steps to destroy it for use by future generations.”
Pope John XXIII
STEWARDSHIP
“Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.”
Khalil Gibran
APPRECIATING NATURE
“The best day of your life is the one on which you decide your life is your own. No apologies or excuses. No one to lean on, rely on, or blame. The gift is yours - it is an amazing journey - and you alone are responsible for the quality of it. This is the day your life really begins.”
Bob Moawad
RESPONSIBILITY
“Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else.”
Les Brown
RESPONSIBILITY
“The wise do not buy into other people’s perceptions of who they are and what they are capable of. Instead, they bypass a person’s public persona and see who they are in their highest expression. When you see actions taken with integrity, instead of words only, you will then know a soul’s worth.”
Shannon L. Alder
TRUE BEAUTY
“True beauty is not related to what color your hair is or what color your eyes are. True beauty is about who you are as a human being, your principles, your moral compass.”
Ellen DeGeneres
TRUE BEAUTY
“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.”
Helen Keller
TRUE BEAUTY
“Service is a smile. It is an acknowledging wave, a reaching handshake, a friendly wink, and a warm hug. It's these simple acts that matter most, because the greatest service to a human soul has always been the kindness of recognition.”
Richelle E. Goodrich
CHARITY
“While we do our good works let us not forget that the real solution lies in a world in which charity will have become unnecessary.”
Chinua Achebe
CHARITY
“We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our community...Our ambitions must be broad enough to include the aspirations and needs of others, for their sakes and for our own.”
Cesar Chavez
SHARING
“When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand.”
Henri Nouwen
SHARING
“When someone steals another's clothes, we call them a thief. Should we not give the same name to one who could clothe the naked and does not? The bread in your cupboard belongs to the hungry; the coat unused in your closet belongs to the one who needs it; the shoes rotting in your closet belong to the one who has no shoes; the money which you hoard up belongs to the poor.”
Saint Basil
SHARING
“Love only grows by sharing. You can only have more for yourself by giving it away to others.”
Brian Tracy
SHARING
“Go into the world and do well. But more importantly, go into the world and do good.”
Minor Myers Jr.
VOLUNTEERING
“You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals. To that end, each of us must work for our own improvement and, at the same time, share a general responsibility for all humanity, our particular duty being to aid those to whom we think we can be most useful.”
Marie Curie
VOLUNTEERING
“I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do.”
Edward Everett Hale
VOLUNTEERING
“Gracious acceptance is an art—an art which most never bother to cultivate. We think that we have to learn how to give, but we forget about accepting things, which can be much harder than giving... Accepting another person's gift is allowing him to express his feelings for you.”
Alexander McCall Smith
GIVING BACK
“If you wait until you can do everything for everybody, instead of something for somebody, you'll end up not doing anything for anybody.”
Malcom Bane
GIVING BACK
“The simple path: silence is prayer, prayer is faith, faith is love, love is service, the fruit of service is peace.”
Mother Teresa
PEACE
“When I say it's you I like, I'm talking about that part of you that knows that life is far more than anything you can ever see or hear or touch. That deep part of you that allows you to stand for those things without which humankind cannot survive. Love that conquers hate, peace that rises triumphant over war, and justice that proves more powerful than greed.”
Fred Rogers
PEACE
“An invisible red thread connects those who are destined to meet, regardless of time, place, or circumstance. The thread may stretch or tangle, but will never break.”
Chinese Proverb
UNITY
“There are those whose lives affect all others around them. Quietly touching one heart, who in turn, touches another. Reaching out to ends further than they would ever know.”
William Bradfield
UNITY
“All things are bound together. All things connect. Whatever happens to the Earth happens to the children of the Earth. Man did not weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself.”
Chief Seattle
UNITY
“Remember when you go into the world to keep your eyes and ears wide open. And be kind. Love one another. Take care of each other. Tell the truth. Always do your best. Listen to the big people and the little people. Explore new paths and have fun. Know that you are loved like crazy. Give thanks for all your blessings. Above all else, Love and you will do wonderful things in this world.”
Rebecca Puig
