Self Improvement Quotes - Page 19

Never be bitter, become better. A testimony is pain that has been reassigned

Johnnie Dent Jr.

Such is the strength of the burden of habit. Here I have the power to be but do not wish it. There I wish to be but lacks the power. On both grounds, I'm in misery.

Augustine of Hippo

Daily ripples of excellence -over time- become a tsunami of success

Robin S. Sharma

When One judges another, they unconsciously allow themselves to be judged.

Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.

If we seek spiritual heroism ourselves, the old ego is just back in control under a new name. There would not really be any change at all, but only disguise, just bogus self-improvement on our own terms.

As someone who grew up in the Bronx, I certainly learned my share of four-letter words, but none are more powerful than nice.

Linda Kaplan Thaler

self-development is a higher duty than self-sacrifice.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

No one can save me except myself.

Susane Colasanti

I find it sad that too many do not understand themselves, or their potential. They don't even take the time to get to know their unconsciousness. You can truly learn so much, by simply getting to know the "you" that is behind the reality of yourself.

Let hunger sharpen your awareness. Abstain liquor and frivolous recreation, which dull the mind and weaken the body.

Laura Joh Rowland

In the event of a total loss of direction in life, be sure to sort our your own shit before you start telling people what to do.

A.C. Ping

If I hadn't lost my hearing, I wouldn't be where I am now. It forced me to maximize my own potential. I have to be better than the average person to succeed.

Work on your character, let life fall into place.

Refrain to-night;And that shall lend a kind of easinessTo the next abstinence, the next more easy;For use almost can change the stamp of nature,And either master the devil or throw him outWith wondrous potency.

William Shakespeare

If there is one lesson I've learned from failure and success, it's this. I am not the outcome. I am never the result. I am only the effort.

We are not of what we feel or believe to do, we are of what we do or fail to do.

Judith McNaught

Is your animosity towards a person warranted, or is it a reflection of your own insecurities?

An authentic and genuine life grows like a sturdy tree. And like a tree, it grows slowly. Every time you make a different and better decision, it grows a little. Every time you choose to do the right thing, even when nobody would find out otherwise, it grows a little. Every time you act with compassion, relinquish your right to strike back, take a courageous stand, admit fault or accept responsibility, it grows a little.

The distinction between pretending you are better than you are and beginning to be better in reality is finer than moral sleuth hounds conceive.

There's nothing wrong with self-improvement, as long as you recognize that at some point you're going to have to accept yourself in all your imperfect glory. What's wrong with liking yourself the way you are?

The great majority of people are “wandering generalities” rather than “meaningful specifics”. The fact is that you can't bit a target that you can't see. If you don't know where you are going, you will probably end up somewhere else. You have to have goals.

Everything is practice.

Pelé

As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world - that is the myth of the atomic age - as in being able to remake ourselves.

We become what we want to be by consistently being what we want to become each day.

Richard G. Scott

Resolution number one: Obviously will lose twenty pounds. Number two: Always put last night's panties in the laundry basket. Equally important, will find sensible boyfriend to go out with and not continue to form romantic attachments to any of the following: alcoholics, workaholics, commitment phobic's, peeping toms, megalomaniacs, emotional fuckwits or perverts. And especially will not fantasize about a particular person who embodies all these things

Often it’s not we who shape words, but the words we use that shape us.

Once you admit to yourself that you are or aren't something, then you can begin searching for the reason why," Deuce went on. "And once you've found that, you can begin to take steps toward making it better. So, tell yourself you're an asshole, stop being an asshole, your problem's solved," Deuce said in a pleased voice.

If you can see yourself as an artist, and you can see that your life is your own creation, then why not create the most beautiful story for yourself?

Lighten up on yourself. No one is perfect. Gently accept your humanness.

The never-ending task of self improvement.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

You will act like the sort of person you conceive yourself to be.

You only grow when you are alone.

Everybody has talent, but ability takes hard work.

Try giving up all the thoughts that make you feel bad, or even just some of them, and see how doing that changes your life. You don't need negative thoughts. All they have ever given you was a false self that suffers. They are all lies.

Gina Lake

How noble and good everyone could be if, every evening before falling asleep, they were to recall to their minds the events of the whole day and consider exactly what has been good and bad. Then without realizing it, you try to improve yourself at the start of each new day.

All we are not stares back at what we are.

WE ALREADY HAVE everything we need. There is no need for self-improvement. All these trips that we lay on ourselves—the heavy-duty fearing that we’re bad and hoping that we’re good, the identities that we so dearly cling to, the rage, the jealousy and the addictions of all kinds—never touch our basic wealth. They are like clouds that temporarily block the sun. But all the time our warmth and brilliance are right here. This is who we really are. We are one blink of an eye away from being fully awake.

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.

Ernest Hemingway

Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.

Jim Rohn

Do your best, and be a little better than you are.

Gordon B. Hinckley

If you try anything, if you try to lose weight, or to improve yourself, or to love, or to make the world a better place, you have already achieved something wonderful, before you even begin. Forget failure. If things don't work out the way you want, hold your head up high and be proud. And try again. And again. And again!

The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.

There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.

A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is above you.

Dream sets us on fire.Dream gives us direction.Dream betters our potential.Dream helps us prioritize.Dream adds value to our work andlife.Dream colors our future.

Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha

If you live life so cautiously as to never fail, you end up failing at life itself.

Even the tallest trees always begin as a seed.

Running away, avoiding life's battles or giving up robs you of the opportunity to grow and be stronger.

Innocent Mwatsikesimbe

It is us who change. We grow stronger, and the problems appear less imposing.

Innocent Mwatsikesimbe

Careful! The kraken is wagging its tentacle, again.

Efrat Cybulkiewicz

To a certain degree,We all seek, life’s purpose and meaning,love, peace and joy,and knowledge, wealth and power…

Excerpt from "The Strength in Knowing"Doubt is the archenemy of the purity of thought and it inhibits theessence of all that is

The reason we have such a difficult time losing weight permanently is not because we are making bad choices, but because we are not stopping our automatic subconscious programmed behaviors in their tracks.

While your ego is always trying to figure out its place in the world, your true self knows that your place is always right here, right now.

Believe it or not, your body has nothing but unconditional love for you. The proof? Without any effort on your part, your heart is beating, your lungs are breathing, and the rhythm of life is graciously flowing through you every second of every day—unconditionally.

Your current body is the only body that can take you to your new body—so be kind to it.

While most people are playing it safe and doing everything they can to avoid pain, successful people know that they must face their fears and do what needs to be done regardless of how they feel. They don’t necessarily like the hard work, but they’re willing to do it because they like the results.

We may not be able to control life’s circumstances, but we always have a choice about how we use our minds to respond to them.

We can only bring about change in our lives when we clearly see two truths: that the pain of remaining the same is greater than the pain of fighting our toughest battles, and that by taking the biggest risks, we gain the most valuable rewards.

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