Inspirational Quotations Quotes - Page 2

The weak dread the storm, the foolish invite the storm, the wise avoid the storm,the strong battle the storm, and the great overcome the storm.

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The past is your teacher. The present is your opportunity. The future is your reward.

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Only dead leaves allow the wind to blow them to and fro.

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Wine had to be grapes first. Diamonds had to be rocks first. Butterflies had to be caterpillars first. Rainbows had to be storms first.

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A bird will only fall from the sky when it stops believing in its ability to fly, and a fish will only drown in water when it stops believing in its ability to swim.

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Your mind is a gift. Your heart is a prize. Your soul is a blessing. Your life is a reward.

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No matter how deep you bury good seeds, they always find a way to rise.

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If birds did not believe in their ability to fly, the sky would be empty.

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Water your dreams with fear, and they will wilt; with doubt, and they will wither; with hope, and they will grow; with faith, and they will flourish.

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Be like the sun; bear with those in the dark, but keep shining your light.

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Dear fear, I’m divorcing you. Dear courage, I’m courting you. Dear hope, I’m pursuing you. Dear love, I’m marrying you.

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Any idea of separation is bondage. True liberation of the mind is in non-differentiation. And in the pursuit of breaking free from all the shackles of such man-made bondages, science is the most effective tool we have till this date. But in order to bring out all its effectiveness into the human society, it must be sweetened first with the touch of philosophy. Science without Philosophy leads to chaos. Philosophy without Science leads to nowhere. Only together they can construct a better world.

Every word that comes out of my neurons is to make humanity see that there are more things in our biology that make us one, than there are to set us apart. My goal is simple. It is to take the human civilization with me on the path of sweet general harmony.

Truth, by all means is the ultimate reward for all the sufferings of the human mind that often compel even the strongest of characters to get down on his or her knees.

There is no religion better than love, no color better than the color of happiness and no language better than the language of compassion.

Harmony doesn’t come merely through tolerance. You don’t need to tolerate people from other cultural backgrounds. It is time you start loving them. Toleration may make you a decent person, but it is love that makes you a true human being.

There are more things in our biology that make us one, than there are to set us apart.

To everyone battling a difficulty or under attack right now, smile, keep your head up, keep moving and stay positive, you'll get through it.

So much can change from one day to the next, but the one thing that always remains the same is God. Stay focused on Him. In God We Trust.

Don't give up when dark times come. The more storms you face in life, the stronger you'll be. Hold on. Your greater is coming.

A day in a storm strengthens you more than a thousand in sunshine.

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It is in vain to hide a fruitful seed in fertile soil.

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The poor can dream. The weak can hope. The helpless can strive. The powerless can rise.

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To encourage people, walk beside them. To inspire people, walk in front of them. To drive people, walk behind them. To lead people, walk with them.

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The storm is the optimist’s friend, but the pessimist’s nightmare.

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Be the calm in someone else’s storm.

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The darkest storms color the brightest rainbows.

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Learn from the ocean; not fearing turbulence, it uses the wind against it to rise instead.

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No matter how low the sun sets, the time is coming when it will surely rise.

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Planting a flower in the desert takes greater skill than growing a garden in a rain forest.

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Joy gives you strength.Hope gives you fortitude.Faith gives you courage.Love gives you power.

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Use your mind’s talents diligently, your heart’s powers incredibly, and your soul’s genius profitably.

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Worry soils, even the purest mind.Envy poisons, even the purest heart.Greed sullies, even the purest soul.

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Use fear to become braver, pain to become stronger, trials to become wiser, and misfortune to become better.

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Trees generously share their fruit.Bees generously share their honey.Flowers generously share their perfume. Do likewise.

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Dream while others are sleeping. Dare while others are wishing. Do while others are talking. Deliver while others are quitting.

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If you want to know how fortunate you are, visit three places: the slum, the hospital, and the cemetery.

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Rain is just God weeping for Earth’s troubles.

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You are strong because of what you overcame, brave because of what you defeated, fierce because of what you mastered, and powerful because of what you conquered.

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You are not honored for the fruit you pick, but for the trees you plant.

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It is impossible for a star to shine and not get noticed, even in the dark.

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It is not the size of a seed, but the size of what rises from it.

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The richest person in the cemetery is the one who left behind the most happy memories.

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You don’t have to swim when you know how to walk on water.

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Anger has great strength, but no brains. Greed has a great appetite, but no heart.Pride has a great spirit, but no soul.

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The uglier the storm the lovelier the rainbow.

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You were given the problems you have because you can solve them; the burdens, because you can carry them; the trials, because you can overcome them; the opponents, because you can beat them; and the enemies, because you can conquer them.

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If the wind brushes against you, do not complain; it brushes against everyone.

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You were not born to impress the world, but to impress the universe.

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Stars give so much to the world without demanding payment. Be likewise.

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When I was poor, I was rich because I was happy; when I was wealthy, I was poor because I was sad.

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The 7 Steps to Transformation:1. Dream it.2. Envision it.3. Think it.4. Grow it.5. Become it.6. Live it.7. OWN it.

A caterpillar knows it's a butterfly, even if the whole world tries to convince it that it's just a worm.

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Stars cannot achieve their highest potential without the dark.

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If you cry in the rain, only the sky will see your tears.

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