Real generosity toward the future consists in giving all to what is present.
Mother Teresa said it so well: ‘If everyone would sweep their own doorstep, the whole world will be clean.
If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets as Michelangelo painted or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, “Here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well.
When we are young we sacrifice our health for wealth. But when we become old and wise, we become willing to sacrifice every bit of our wealth for just a day of good health.
So often in our society, we are encouraged to disregard our fears and to simply “think positive thoughts”. This is nothing more than engaging in denial which is not only ineffective, it is unhealthy.
As Emerson said: ‘Character is higher than intellect.
Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as to think.
If you sense your life’s a mess right now, this is simply because your fears are just a little stronger than your faith.
With freedom, books, flowers, and the moon, who could not be happy?” – Oscar Wilde.
You need not change your world in a day. Start off small. The thousand-mile journey begins by taking that first step. We grow great by degrees. Small daily steps lead to stunning results over time.
Most people live – whether physically, intellectually or morally – in a very restricted circle of their potential being. We all have reservoirs of life to draw upon of which we do not dream. William James.
Love provides the person with the purpose of his life. Intellect shows him the means to achieve that purpose.” Leo Tolstoy.
Act as if failure is impossible, and your success will be assured. Wipe out every thought of not achieving your objectives, whether they are material or spiritual.
There is in the worst of fortune the best chances for a happy change.
All the mistakes you will ever make in your life have already been made by those that have walked before you.
Time slips through our hands like grains of sand, never to return again. Those who use time wisely from an early age are rewarded with rich, productive and satisfying lives.
The highest of all human abilities is the ability each one of us has to choose how we respond to the environment we find ourselves within.
It is not enough to be busy, so are the ants. The question is what are you so busy about?
We all need to lead where we are planted and shine where we now find ourselves.
The best investment you will ever make is investing in your best self.