Your favourite inspirational quote?

Question

... that picks you up when things get tough.

Mine is "Its always darkest before dawn"

Answer 1

OK, some of them aren't "inspirational," although depending on the situation, most of them can be called up at different times ;) Sometimes it just helps to remember that other people have faced tougher times than I have and faced them with more grace than I sometimes do my little problems!

And he saith unto them, "Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith?" Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm - Matthew on Christ

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. - Gandhi (THIS IS PROBABLY MY FAVORITE QUOTE "OF THIS WORLD")

We kind o' thought Christ went agin war an' pillage - James Lowell (although, this is a really good 'un too!)

Find purpose, the means will follow. - Gandhi

You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty. - Gandhi

You should be the change that you want to see in the world. - Gandhi

God has no religion - Gandhi

When a resolute young fellow steps up to the great bully, the world, and takes him boldly by the beard, he is often surprised to find it comes off in his hand, and that it was only tied on to scare away the timid adventurers. - RW Emerson

It is possible to fail in many ways...while to succeed is possible only in one way. - Aristotle

Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value. - Albert Einstein

A person's true wealth is the good he or she does in the world. - Mohammed

Answer 2

"And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make," The Beatles.

"The past is but a memory with the gift of experiences, good and bad, with which to draw wisdom from, the present is fleeting and waits for no one; the future is a figment of our imagination and holds no promises for anyone; but if you can live today without fears or regrets from the past, and you can dream of a better tomorrow, you are indeed a blessed person..." Me (2004).

"All the talent and skills in the world cannot help you success unless you have the passon to persevere and overcome the obstacles and misfortunes you are sure to encounter." Me (2001)

“You are never given a dream without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however.” Richard Bach.

“What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly.” Richard Bach.

“Not being known doesn't stop the truth from being true.” Richard Bach.

"Move in the direction of your fears, it is called growth; move in the direction of the unknown, it is called enlightenment." Author Unknown.

"We must say, 'Good-bye,' before we say, 'Hello,' again.

"He who laughs last... is just a little dumber." Author Unknown.

Answer 3

Have a Wonderful Day.....and It Always gets Darkest before the Storm.. What goes around comes around......And What ever you put out comes back to you!

Answer 4

Todays quote on my calander at work is 'You can only find truth with logic if you have already found truth without it' - Gilbert Keith Chesterton. No idea who he is or what hes on about but sounds good.

I also like Winston Churchills reply when his secretary said he drunk 'my dear I may be drunk but in the morning I'll be sober, but you will still be ugly'

Talk about a comeback!!

Answer 5

1). He who is not tempted, what does he know? And he who is not tried, what are the things he knows? [Ecclesiasticus]

2). What goes around, comes around!

3). Breathe .. You will never die so long as you always remember to breathe.

Answer 6

The world cares very little about what a man or woman knows, it is what a man or woman can do that counts.

Answer 7

Anticipation is worse than death itself... Helps me to stop worrying about the little things :)

Answer 8

mine is.........

"in yellow shoes, i get the blues, as i walk the streets, in my plastic feet"-from vegetable man by syd barrett

always makes me grin, because its so smart, but silly at the same time

Answer 9

"what goes around, comes around" and.. "cream always rises to the top"! (still waiting 4 him 2 get comeuppance, and i ain't risen yet!! but i will!!) L.O.Lxxx

Answer 10

I have two:
"Fear less, hope more;
Whine less, breathe more;
Talk less, say more;
Hate less, love more;
And all good things are yours."
-Swedish Proverb
and
"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow."
Anonymous
I love them.