Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
Elbert Hubbard Quotes
Use of SkillsWork EthicPracticality A man is not paid for having a head and hands, but for using them.
ExpectationPotentialAchievementDream Where much is expected from an individual, he may rise to the level of events and make the dream come true.
ProgressActionPossibilityInnovation The world is moving so fast these days that the man who says it can't be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it.
BeliefComplimentsGender DynamicsManipulationSelf-Perception A woman will doubt everything you say except it be compliments to herself.
AchievementAmbitionPerseveranceSuccess No one ever gets far unless he accomplishes the impossible at least once a day.
GovernanceViolenceMorality So long as governments set the example of killing their enemies, private individuals will occasionally kill theirs.
DisappointmentExpectationDesire Our desires always disappoint us; for though we meet with something that gives us satisfaction, yet it never thoroughly answers our expectation.
SculptureCreationSimplicityRevelationFocus The sculptor produces the beautiful statue by chipping away such parts of the marble block as are not needed - it is a process of elimination.
Self-ControlModerationSelf-AwarenessPersonal Growth Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit.
HappinessPerspective The happiness of this life depends less on what befalls you than the way in which you take it.
ForgivenessJoySpiritualityMercy The ineffable joy of forgiving and being forgiven forms an ecstasy that might well arouse the envy of the gods.
EffortPatiencePerseveranceSuccess How many a man has thrown up his hands at a time when a little more effort, a little more patience would have achieved success.
GreatnessCriticismResilienceForgiveness The final proof of greatness lies in being able to endure criticism without resentment.
PersistenceEffortFailureSuccess A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success.
OptimismPessimismContrastExperienceUnderstanding A pessimist? That's a person who has been intimately acquainted with an optimist.
AnticipationPleasureSufferingFearPsychology If pleasures are greatest in anticipation, just remember that this is also true of trouble.
SelectionCurationFilteringDissemination Editor: a person employed by a newspaper, whose business it is to separate the wheat from the chaff, and to see that the chaff is printed.
ReligionScienceSinners And RedemptionPreventionHuman Nature The church saves sinners, but science seeks to stop their manufacture.
UnderstandingCommunication He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words.
PrayerSuccessEndurancePatience Pray that success will not come any faster than you are able to endure it.
InnovationIndividualityExcellence One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man.
RedemptionAccountabilitySelf-ImprovementIntegrity Reversing your treatment of the man you have wronged is better than asking his forgiveness.
FaithTrialsInner StrengthTrue ValuePersonal Growth God will not look you over for medals degrees or diplomas, but for scars.
ReputationCharacterIntegrityAuthenticity Many a man's reputation would not know his character if they met on the street.
OptimismResilienceHopePerseverance Optimism is a kind of heart stimulant - the digitalis of failure.
MoralityStandardsSocial BehaviorExpectation A man is as good as he has to be, and a woman as bad as she dares.
ProgressInertiaResistance The reason men oppose progress is not that they hate progress, but that they love inertia.
TrustFaith In SelfSkepticism Of OthersInner Strength Never explain - your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.
AppreciationGratitudeContentment I would rather be able to appreciate things I can not have than to have things I am not able to appreciate.
MindsetChoiceTime ManagementCharacter Development Character is the result of two things: mental attitude and the way we spend our time.
DedicationPassionCommitmentExcellence Do your work with your whole heart, and you will succeed - there's so little competition.
RecognitionAbilityPerceptionScarcityValue There is something that is much more scarce, something finer far, something rarer than ability. It is the ability to recognize ability.
Supernatural vs NaturalDiscoveryKnowledgeCuriosityPerception The supernatural is the natural not yet understood.
PreparationPerseveranceProductivityEfficiencySuccess The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today.