Inspirational Quotes

Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.

BeautyExcellenceJusticePerseveranceUnity Of all that is good, sublimity is supreme. Succeeding is the coming together of all that is beautiful. Furtherance is the agreement of all that is just. Perseverance is the foundation of all actions.
CourageFearInnate Human QualitiesLoveTransformation Because of a great love, one is courageous.
GoodnessHumilityRewardsSelflessness The higher the sun ariseth, the less shadow doth he cast; even so the greater is the goodness, the less doth it covet praise; yet cannot avoid its rewards in honours.
GovernanceRestraintSimplicity Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it.
ClarityCompassionInnerPeaceStillness One can not reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.
GrowthHubrisHumilitySelf-awarenessWisdom To realize that you do not understand is a virtue; Not to realize that you do not understand is a defect.
IndependenceIndividualismSelf Reliance I do not concern myself with gods and spirits either good or evil nor do I serve any.
AuthenticitySincerity Sincere words are not fine; fine words are not sincere.
Love Love is of all passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart and the senses.
CompassionPatienceSimplicity I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.
ChallengeComfortInactionScholarVirtue A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
AchievementNaturePatience Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.
BalanceModerationSelf-ControlWisdom Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt.
ContradictionParadoxProvocationTruthWisdom The words of truth are always paradoxical.
EmpowermentHumilityLeadership A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.
Self-awareness Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment.
AuthorityHumilityLeadershipPowerRespect Be the chief but never the lord.
BeingLawOrderTao Man takes his law from the Earth; the Earth takes its law from Heaven; Heaven takes its law from the Tao. The law of the Tao is its being what it is.
FulfillmentGenerosityGivingHumilityWealth He who obtains has little. He who scatters has much.
AchievementChangeFearlessnessLetting Go If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to. If you are not afraid of dying, there is nothing you cannot achieve.
EternalExistenceMysticismNameOrigin The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao; the name that can be named is not the eternal name. The Nameless is the origin of Heaven and Earth; the Named is the mother of all things.
AbundanceGenerosityGivingSelflessnessWisdom The wise man does not lay up his own treasures. The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own.
CourageResilienceStrategyStructure Simulated disorder postulates perfect discipline; simulated fear postulates courage; simulated weakness postulates strength.
AwarenessConsciousnessGrowthSelf-DevelopmentSpirituality The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness.
ContentmentSelflessnessSimplicity Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires.
ConfidenceKindnessLoveProfoundness Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.
ConflictHuman NatureHumanity Man's enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself.
GovernmentHungerInjusticeTaxation The people are hungry: It is because those in authority eat up too much in taxes.
AchievementEmpowermentLeadership When the best leader's work is done the people say, 'We did it ourselves.'
Overcoming ObstaclesPersistenceStrength In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water. Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong nothing can surpass it.