163 private quotes tagged inspirational

“A man has to learn that he cannot command things, but that he can command himself that he cannot coerce the wills of others, but that he can mold and master his own will: and things serve him who serves Truth people seek guidance of him who is master of himself.”— James Allen

“I've been absolutely terrified every moment of my life - and I've never let it keep me from doing a single thing I wanted to do.”— Georgia O'Keeffe

“A human being has so many skins inside, covering the depths of the heart. We know so many things, but we don't know ourselves! Why, thirty or forty skins or hides, as thick and hard as an ox's or bear's, cover the soul. Go into your own ground and learn to know yourself there.”— Meister Eckhart

“I am deliberate and afraid of nothing.”— Audre Lorde

“The truth is on the march and nothing will stop it.”— Emile Zola

“Nothing makes one feel so strong as a call for help.”— Pope Paul VI

“As knowledge increases, wonder deepens.”— Charles Morgan

“Tears of joy are like the summer rain drops pierced by sunbeams.”— Hosea Ballou

“I believe there's an inner power that makes winners or losers. And the winners are the ones who really listen to the truth of their hearts.”— Sylvester Stallone

“It is not ignorance but knowledge which is the mother of wonder.”— Joseph Wood Krutch

“Learning how to be still, to really be still and let life happen - that stillness becomes a radiance.”— Morgan Freeman

“The authentic self is the soul made visible.”— Sarah Ban Breathnach

“Think with your whole body.”— Taisen Deshimaru