Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
Elbert Hubbard Quotes
PrayerSuccessEndurancePatience Pray that success will not come any faster than you are able to endure it.
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.
LoveGiving Love grows by giving. The love we give away is the only love we keep. The only way to retain love is to give it away.
UnderstandingCommunication He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words.
AppreciationGratitudeContentment I would rather be able to appreciate things I can not have than to have things I am not able to appreciate.
StrengthDecisionAction It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires great strength to decide on what to do.
GreatnessCriticismResilienceForgiveness The final proof of greatness lies in being able to endure criticism without resentment.
ArgumentsFallaciesSarcasm If you can't answer a man's arguments, all is not lost; you can still call him vile names.
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.
AchievementAmbitionPerseveranceSuccess No one ever gets far unless he accomplishes the impossible at least once a day.
LearningTeachingGrowth The teacher is the one who gets the most out of the lessons, and the true teacher is the learner.
MemoryForgettingGreatness A retentive memory may be a good thing, but the ability to forget is the true token of greatness.
DisappointmentExpectationDesire Our desires always disappoint us; for though we meet with something that gives us satisfaction, yet it never thoroughly answers our expectation.
ReputationCharacterIntegrityAuthenticity Many a man's reputation would not know his character if they met on the street.
AcceptanceContentmentDesireWisdom It is easy to get everything you want, provided you first learn to do without the things you cannot get.
ProgressInertiaResistance The reason men oppose progress is not that they hate progress, but that they love inertia.
ChristianityJudgmentDisagreementAfterlife Christianity supplies a Hell for the people who disagree with you and a Heaven for your friends.
VisionFocusActionGoal Know what you want to do, hold the thought firmly, and do every day what should be done, and every sunset will see you that much nearer to your goal.
Self-ControlModerationSelf-AwarenessPersonal Growth Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit.
FaithTrialsInner StrengthTrue ValuePersonal Growth God will not look you over for medals degrees or diplomas, but for scars.
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.
SerenityImpermanencePerspectiveAcceptanceDeath Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.
OptimismPessimismContrastExperienceUnderstanding A pessimist? That's a person who has been intimately acquainted with an optimist.
ReciprocityMindsetEmpathySocial BehaviorInfluence We awaken in others the same attitude of mind we hold toward them.
CourageRisk AssessmentOvercoming ChallengesResponsibilityAdversity The man who knows it can't be done counts the risk, not the reward.
FailureExperienceGrowthWisdomResilience A failure is a man who has blundered, but is not able to cash in the experience.
DedicationPassionCommitmentExcellence Do your work with your whole heart, and you will succeed - there's so little competition.
BalanceMindsetClarityGrowthTransformation The line between failure and success is so fine that we scarcely know when we pass it: so fine that we are often on the line and do not know it.