Inspirational Thoughts, Quotes, & Motivational Poems
Taking time to read some of these may not just help ourselves but can
also be shared to others. It may not just inspire and motivate us, but
also add spice in our life. Giving ourselves and others a "pat on a
shoulder" is a good gesture of comfort and encouragement.
Be The Best of Whatever You Are
By: Douglas Malloch
If you can’t be a pine on the top of the hill,
Be a scrub in the valley-but be
The best little scrub by the side of the rill;
Be a bush if you can’t be a tree.
If you can’t be a bush be a bit of the grass,
And some highway happier make;
If you can’t be a muskie then just be a bass-
But the liveliest bass in the lake!
We can’t all be captains, we’ve got to be crew,
There’s something for all of us here,
There’s big work to do, and there’s lesser to do,
And the task you must do is the near.
If you can’t be a highway then just be a trail,
If you can’t be the sun be a star;
It isn’t by size that you win or you fail-
Be the best of whatever you are!
INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES
to keep you Inspired & Motivated
"The universe is change; our life is what
our thoughts make it " (Marcus Aurelius)
"Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is the probably reason why so few people engage in it"
(Henry Ford)
"Experience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action"
(Benjamin Disraeli)
"Our greatest glory is not in never falling
but in rising every time we fall"
(Confucius)
"Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do"
(Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm" (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
"If you do not hope, you will not find
what is beyond your hopes"
(St. Clement of Alexandra)
"There is only one success--to be able to spend your life in your own way"
(Christopher Morley)
"Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out"
(Robert Collier)
"Happiness does not consist in pastimes & amusements but in virtuous activities"
(Aristotle)
"The mind that is anxious about future events is miserable" (Seneca)
"Present fears are less than horrible imaginings" (William Shakespeare)
"Anyone can sympathize with the
sufferings of a friend, but it requires a
very fine nature to sympathize with a friend's success." (Oscar Wilde)
"Don’t limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve" (Mary Kay Ash)
"Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities within us and new beauty waiting to be born" (Dr. Dale Turner)
"Far away in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I
can look up and see the beauty, believe in them and try to follow where they lead"
(Louisa May Alcott)
"Happiness is not a station you arrive at,
but a manner of traveling"
(Margaret B. Runbeck)
"I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked
with sorrow, but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing" (Agatha Christie)
"I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning
to sail my ship" (Louisa May Alcott)
"I've learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on
our circumstances" (Martha Washington)
Don’t Quit!
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
when the road you’re trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest, if you must, but do not quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about,
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don’t give up though the pace seems slow—
You may succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is nearer than,
It seems to a faint and faltering man,
Often the struggler has given up,
When he might have captured the victor’s cup,
And he learned too late when the night slipped down,
How close he was to the golden crown.
Success is failure turned inside out—
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far,
So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit—
It’s when things seem worst that you must not quit.
Climb 'Til Your Dream Comes True
by: Helen Steiner Rice
Often your tasks will be many,
And more than you think you can do.
Often the road will be rugged
And the hills insurmountable, too.
But always remember,
The hills ahead
Are never as steep as they seem,
And with Faith in your heart
Start upward
And climb 'til you reach your dream.
For nothing in life that is worthy
Is ever too hard to achieve
If you have the courage to try it,
And you have the faith to believe.
For faith is a force that is greater
Than knowledge or power or skill,
And many defeats turn to triumph
If you trust in God's wisdom and will.
For faith is a mover of mountains,
There's nothing that God cannot do,
So, start out today with faith in your heart,
And climb 'til your dream comes true!
