Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
FameLegacyFortuneImpactTimelessness Fortunate people often have very favorable beginnings and very tragic endings. What matters isn't being applauded when you arrive - for that is common - but being missed when you leave.
FortuneTransienceChange Fortune pays you sometimes for the intensity of her favors by the shortness of their duration. She soon tires of carrying any one long on her shoulders.
FortuneResilienceRelativity of Events The difference between a misfortune and a calamity is this: If Gladstone fell into the Thames, it would be a misfortune. But if someone dragged him out again, that would be a calamity.
FortuneGratitudeResponsibilityGiving Back Although I don't have a prescription for what others should do, I know I have been very fortunate and feel a responsibility to give back to society in a very significant way.
ModerationVirtueAmbitionFortuneMerit Moderation has been called a virtue to limit the ambition of great men, and to console undistinguished people for their want of fortune and their lack of merit.
