Inspiring Words from the Past

I came across this from a blog I wrote 9 years ago and I really loved being reminded of these quotes from great people of the past. They always seem to inspire and motivate me to be a better person. I’ve also found that if I read each one out loud it makes a bigger impression on me. Try it for yourself!

• The way to gain a good reputation, is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear. ~Socrates
• The fact is, that to do anything in the world worth doing, we must not stand back shivering and thinking of the cold and danger, but jump in and scramble through as well as we can. ~Robert Cushing
• The searching-out and thorough investigation of truth ought to be the primary study of man. ~Cicero
• The only journey is the journey within. ~Rainer Maria Rilke
• Know thyself means this, that you get acquainted with what you know, and what you can do. ~Menander
• Yes, know thyself: in great concerns or small,
  Be this thy care, for this, my friend, is all.
  ~Juvenal
• Collect as precious pearls the words of the wise and virtuous. ~Abdel-Kadar
• If we do not plant knowledge when young, it will give us no shade when we are old. ~Lord Chesterfield
• If you have an hour, will you not improve that hour, instead of idling it away? ~Lord Chesterfield
• Follow your honest convictions, and stay strong. ~William Thackeray
• He that will not reflect is a ruined man. ~Asian Proverb
• Every day do something that will inch you closer to a better tomorrow. ~Doug Firebaugh

Now lastly there is this quote from a guy who is not quite as famous as Socrates or Cicero but I think it’s pretty good and it’s help me in so many ways.

“Set big goals for your life but remember it’s critical to write them down and put a deadline date on each goal because the human mind (your brain) will not let you stop acting on and moving toward the goal that you set for yourself”.  Mark O Haroldsen

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