Welcome to my quotes page. I find that in the hardest of times, quotes or sayings are darn good for keeping your spirits up. I'm very much into setting and achieving goals, as well as overcoming challenges I face, so I often need to have that extra little inner push to keep me going. The majority of these quotes are from a
book that was made by Outward Bound. However, there are also other quotes that I've picked up from various sources that I've added to my "favourites" collection. Enjoy!!
"Hard times are put in our way, not to stop us, but to call out our
courage and our strength"
"Each tough experience, provided you live and learn from it, is
preparation for something harder; you may be thankful for it one day"
"'I think,' said Christopher Robin, 'that we ought to eat all our
provisions now, so we won't have so much to carry.'"
"Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others"
"Our doubts are our traitors, and make us lose the good we oft
might win by fearing to attempt"
"He that loses wealth, loses much; but he that loses courage
loses all"
"A person remains immature, whatever his age, as long as he thinks of himself
as an exception to the human race"
"What you think of yourself is much more important that what others
think of you"
"Every gmae ever invented by mankind, is a way of making things
hard for the fun of it"
"Enjoy your life without comparing it with that of another"
"I am glad I did it, partly because it was well worth it, and
chiefly because I shall never have to do it again"
"Don't let life discourage you; everyone who got to where he is had to begin
where he was"
"Be tough yet gentle, humble yet bold, swayed always by beauty and truth"
"It's this simple: If I never try anything, I never learn anything. If
I never take a risk, I stay where I am. If I go ahead and do it, that affects
how much I continue wanting to do it. When I hold myself back, I trade appearances for
the opportunity to find out what I'm like"
"The important thing is not to win, but to take part. The important thing in life
is not the triumph, but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have
conquered, but to have fought well"
"There is no better discipline than self-discipline; there is no greater freedom
than self-control"
"One of the rarest things that a man ever does is to do the best he can"
"The pursuit of excellence is gratifying and healthy. The pursuit of perfection
is frusterating and neurotic. It's also a terrible waste of time"
"I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good thing therefore
that I can do or any kindness that I can show for any fellow creature, let me
do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way
again"
"You cannot do a kindness too soon, because you never know how soon
it will be too late"
"What is a friend? I'll tell you. It a person with whom you dare to be yourself"
"In a canoe the battle is yours and yours alone. It is your muscle and sinew, your wit and courage against
primitive forces of the storm. That is why after a day of battle, your tent is pitched at last in the lee
of some sheltering cliff, the canoe up safe and dry, and supper under way, there is an exaltation that
only canoemen know"
"Although generalizations are dangerous, I venture to say that at the bottom of most fears, both mild
and severe, will be found an overactive mind and an underactive body. Hence, I have advised many people,
in their quest for happiness to use their heads less and their arms and legs more-in useful work or play. We generate
fears while we sit; we overcome them by action. Fear is nature's warniing to get busy"
"The Willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life is the source from which self-respect
springs."
"In the depth of winter, I finally learned that there was within me and invincible summer."
"People are like stained glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within."
"Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood."
"Never let your energy or enthusiasm be dampened by the discouragements that must inevitably come."
"What doesn't kill me, makes me stronger."
"In the middle of difficulty, lies opportunity."
"Success id not measured by the position one has reached in life, rather by the obstacles overcome while trying to succeed."
"A great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do."
"Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path, and leave a trail."
"A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes."
"Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent."
"It's so hard when I have to, and so easy when I want to."
"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear-not absence of fear."
"Bravery is the capacity to perform well, even when scared half to death."
"Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishments."
"If you know you're going to look back on today and laugh, you may as well start laughing now."
"An excuse is a lie guarded."
"Lazines is nothing more than the habit of resting before you're tired."
On life....
"Some days you're the dog, some days you're the hydrant."
"Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were when they gave up."
"True generosity is doing something nice for someone, who will never find out."
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