“We let go and find the freedom that is in this movement, in this ever-higher experience of who we are. And we rejoice in the stillness, in the purity, in all that is good. And you remind us “Let’s get going. Let’s go do some good.”
— John Morton
“You spend most of your life running after things, doing things. You forget that being comes before doing. Those who remember this secret make an effort to “be” and discover that when they stop and observe, life helps and brings whatever is needed.
Learning to be is learning to be at peace. It is our most fundamental nature.”
— Unknown
“Grit is the grain of character.”
-— Edwin Percy Whipple
“Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received.Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling.Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse.”
— Henry Van Dyke
“The miracle of gratitude is that it shifts your perception to such an extent that it changes the world you see.”
— Robert Holden
“None is more impoverished than the one who has no gratitude.Gratitude is a currency that we can mint for ourselves,and spend without fear of bankruptcy.”
— Fred De Witt Van Amburgh
“Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.”
— Henry Ford
“Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing worth knowing can be taught.”
-– Oscar Wilde
“Habits are formed so slowly that most of us don’t realize what is happening until the habits are too strongly entrenched to be broken. Seldom can one pattern of behavior be eliminated without replacing it with another. It has been said that nature abhors a vacuum and will always find something to fill a void. The best way to thin out the “weeds,” or faults in your character, is to identify those traits with which you are dissatisfied and replace them with their positive counterparts. If you have a tendency to lose your temper, for example, find a replacement for your anger. Neutralize it with a positive expression or affirmation, such as, “No one can make me angry unless I let them. I will not let anyone else control my emotions.” “
— Napoleon Hill
“How often do you look at those around you and say, “I could do any of their jobs better than they can if I only had the opportunity,” never realizing the price they have paid and the knowledge they have accumulated to earn the right to hold that position? It’s easy to be a Monday-morning quarterback and second-guess the actions of others. But it’s far more productive to recognize the contributions of others and give them the credit for a job well done. If you aspire to a higher level of recognition, demonstrate to others — your peers as well as your superiors — that you can be counted upon. The world’s greatest rewards accrue to those who always deliver on their promises.”
— Napoleon Hill
“Thomas Jefferson once said that a majority is one man with the courage of his convictions. If you have the courage that comes from the sincere conviction that you are a person of sound character, an honest, dependable, kind, and caring person, you will never have to worry about what others think of you. If you know in your own heart that you are a good and decent person, you can meet life’s challenges head-on and without fear of what others think.”
— Napoleon Hill