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50 of the Best Quotes about Change

Admin — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 08:37:50 +0000

Humans are evolutionarily predisposed to resist change and, the older we get the more change resistant we become..

Nevertheless, despite our instinctive resistance to change, we must learn to embrace new challenges. In today’s society the pace of development is immensely accelerating, and as Charles Darwin said once: “It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.” This applies to life as well as to business.

We have collected 50 of the best quotes to motivate you to embrace change as a chance and not to see it as a hazard. Change is the only constant in life. The easiest way to cope with change is to love it!

The quotes are sorted chronologically by the author’s birth year. Enjoy and share!

Image: Elena Schälike

Your life is
what your thoughts make it.
Confucius

(551 – 479 BC, Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher)

The secret of change is to focus all of your energy,
not on fighting the old,
but on building the new.
Socrates

(c.470 – 399 BC, classical Greek (Athenian) philosopher)

Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes.
Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow.
Let reality be reality.
Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.
Lao Tzu

(4th century BC, Chinese philosopher and writer)

Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world.
Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.
Rumi

(1207 – 1273, Persian poet, jurist, Islamic scholar, theologian)

Life is a progress, and not a station.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

(1803 – 1882, American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, and poet)

It is not the strongest of the species that survive,
nor the most intelligent,
but the one most responsive to change.
Charles Darwin

(1809 – 1882, English naturalist, geologist and biologist)

Things do not change; we change.
Henry David Thoreau

(1817 – 1862, American essayist, poet, philosopher, abolitionist,
naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, and historian)

The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways.
The point, however, is to change it.
Karl Marx, Eleven Theses on Feuerbach
[These words are also inscribed upon his grave]

(1818 – 1883, German philosopher, economist and political theorist)

If there is no struggle, there is no progress.
Frederick Douglass

(1818 – 1895, American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman)

Taking a new step, uttering a new word,
is what people fear most.
Fyodor Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment

(1821 – 1881, Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist and philosopher)

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50 of the Best Quotes to Learn a Foreign Language

Admin — Sun, 15 Jul 2018 10:22:07 +0000

It was almost 100 years ago that Ludwig Wittgenstein, an Austrian-British philosopher, said, “The limits of my language mean the limits of my world.”.

Geoffrey Willans, an English author and journalist, said at around the same period, “You can never understand one language until you understand at least two.”.

Languages belong to the character of man. Words are the expression of the mind!

It is impossible to truly understand other cultures unless one can communicate with its people. Without knowing any other tongues than your own, you have to rely on what other people write (in your own language), including all of their interpretations and biases.

Our hand-picked selection of quotes explores the motivation that has driven some of the greatest philosophers, writers, politicians, and scientists to learn other languages. The quotes are sorted chronologically by birth date of the originator. Enjoy and share with your friends!

The whole art of language consists
in being understood.
Confucius

(551 BC – 479 BC, Chinese teacher, editor,
politician, and philosopher)

Image: Elena Schälike

To have another language
is to possess a second soul.
Charlemagne,
or Charles the Great,
numbered Charles I

(ca. 745 – 814, King of the Franks from 768,
King of the Lombards from 774
and Emperor of the Romans from 800)

Knowledge of languages
is the doorway to wisdom.
Roger Bacon,
known as Doctor Mirabilis

(1219/20 – ca.1292, English philosopher and Franciscan friar
who placed considerable emphasis on the study
of nature through empirical methods)

If you know many languages
then you have many keys for a castle.
François-Marie Arouet,
known by his nom de plume Voltaire

(1694 – 1778, French Enlightenment writer,
historian, and philosopher)

Language is the dress of thought.
Samuel Johnson,
often referred to as Dr. Johnson

(1709 – 1784, English writer who made lasting contributions
to English literature as a poet, essayist, moralist,
literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer)

He who knows no foreign languages
knows nothing of his own.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

(1749 – 1832, German writer and statesman)

Absolutely nothing
is so important for a nation’s culture
as its language.
Wilhelm von Humboldt

(1767 – 1835, Prussian philosopher, government functionary,
diplomat, and founder of the Humboldt University of Berlin,
which was named after him in 1949)

Our language is also our history.
Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm

(1785 – 1863, German philologist, jurist, and mythologist;
Popularly known as one of the Brothers Grimm)

With each language, you learn
to free yourself
from your trapped spirit.
Friedrich Rückert,
also known as Freimund Raimar

(1788 – 1866, German poet, translator,
and professor of Oriental languages
who apparently mastered 44 languages)

With foreign words on our tongue
comes also the foreign spirit into our world.
Carl Theodor Körner

(1791 – 1813, German poet and soldier)

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First Step & Keep Going – 30 Great Motivational Quotes

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Everyone has a bad day, sometimes it may have been a bad year, or even a bad decade. Nevertheless, we have to keep going. We have to force ourselves to break through the ‘bad luck’.

One good deed every day!

Every day we have to try to do something that brings us forward!

It doesn’t matter whether it’s exercise, educating ourselves, or socialising a little. It can even be simply cleaning the house. Just one productive deed a day, no matter how small, to break through the rut.

These motivational quotes have been collected to encourage you to stand up against all the problems and challenges you may currently face; just take the first step, keep going and then don’t stop.

The quotes are sorted chronologically by the author’s birth year. Stay motivated! It doesn’t matter how hard life seems there is always a silver lining.

The mind is everything.
What you think you become.
Buddha

(ca. 563 BCE/480 BCE – c. 483 BCE/400 BCE, ascetic and sage,
on whose teachings Buddhism was founded)

Image: Elena Schälike

Dare to dream big dreams;
only big dreams have the power
to move men’s souls.
Marcus Aurelius

(121 – 180 AD, Roman emperor;
the last of the so-called Five Good Emperors)

Do it with passion
or not at all.
Rosa Nouchette Carey

(1840 – 1909, English children’s writer and novelist)

That which does not kill us
makes us stronger.
Friedrich Nietzsche

(1844 – 1900, German philosopher, cultural critic,
composer, poet, philologist, and Latin and Greek scholar)

Don’t let your dreams
be dreams.
John Arthur “Jack” Johnson

(1878 – 1946, nicknamed the Galveston Giant,
American boxer; first African American world
heavyweight boxing champion)

Life is like riding a bicycle.
To keep your balance,
you must keep moving.
Albert Einstein

(1879 – 1955, German-born theoretical physicist)

A smooth sea
never makes a skilled sailor.
Franklin D. Roosevelt

(1882 – 1945, American statesman and political leader,
32nd President of the United)

Goals are dreams
with deadlines.
Napolean Hill

(1883 – 1970, American self-help author)

In time of difficulties,
we must not lose sight
of our achievements.
Mao Zedong

(1893 – 1976, Chinese communist revolutionary, poet,
political theorist and founding father of the People’s Republic of China)

I think in terms of
the day’s resolutions,
not the years’.
Henry Moore

(1898 – 1986, English artist)

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Top 30 Quotes about the Best Use of Your Time

Admin — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 09:40:42 +0000

Time is Money.

This is a saying everyone is probably aware of. Let yourself ponder a little on it…

Some people are very fortunate and get a head start in life by being born into the right circumstances…

But for time… we are all born equal!

We all get a head start with the same time resource available… and it is entirely up to the individual to make the best use of their time!

In fact, time is much more valuable than money because you can use your time to make money, but you can’t use money to purchase more time.

Tina Seelig Ph.D, CreativityRulz

I hope that this quotes collection will motivate you to use your time wisely. The quotes are sorted chronologically by birth date of the author.

Enjoy, think, use your time wisely and share this quotes collection with your friends!

Time is a created thing.
To say ‘I don’t have time’,
is like saying, ‘I do not want to’.
Lao Tzu

(6th century BC, philosopher of ancient China)

Image: Elena Schälike

The trouble is,
you think you have time.
Buddha

(ca. 563 BC/480 BC – ca. 483 BC/400 BC, ascetic and sage,
on whose teachings Buddhism was founded)

That which we must learn to do,
we learn by doing.
Aristotle
Nicomachean Ethics II

(384 – 322 BC, Greek philosopher and scientist)

It’s not that we have little time,
but more that we waste a good deal of it.
Seneca, On the Shortness of Life

(ca. 4 BC – 65 AD, Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, dramatist)

Those who make the worst use of their time
are the first to complain of its brevity.
Jean de La Bruyère, Les Caractères

(1645 – 1696, French philosopher and moralist)

A wise man will make haste to forgive,
because he knows the true value of time,
and will not suffer it to pass away
in unnecessary pain.
Samuel Johnson

(1709 – 1784, English writer)

You are not born for fame
if you don’t know the value of time.
Luc de Clapiers

(1715 – 1747, French writer and moralist)

There are thieves
who do not get punished
even though they steal
the most precious thing: time.
Napoleon Bonaparte

(1769 – 1821, French statesman and military leader)

Ordinary people only worry about
how they spend their time;
an intelligent person attempts to capitalize on it.
Arthur Schopenhauer

(1788 – 1860, German philosopher)

All life is an experiment.
The more experiments you make the better.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

(1803 – 1882, American essayist, lecturer and poet)

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Powerful Quotes about Success and Achievement by Strong Women

Admin — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 19:23:29 +0000

It was over 350 years ago that Catherine the Great said: “I beg you take courage; the brave soul can mend even disaster.” Inspiring words by a great woman.

Our hand-picked collection of sayings about success, achievement, strength, courage and leadership contains powerful and notable quotes by powerful and successful women.

This is not a collection of quotes about women rights or female activism. Instead, these are inspiring words voiced by women leaders over the last 600 years and more – words of great wisdom, authority, and motivation.

The quotes are sorted chronologically by birth date of the originator. Enjoy, share and feel inspired!

One life is all we have
and we live it
as we believe in living it.
But to sacrifice
what you are
and to live without belief,
that is a fate
more terrible than dying.
Joan of Arc,
nicknamed “The Maid of Orléans”

(ca. 1412 – 1431, folk heroine of France)

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I beg you
take courage;
the brave soul
can mend even disaster.
Yekaterina Alexeevna or Catherine II,
also known as Catherine the Great

(1729 – 1796, longest-ruling female leader of Russia)

We are not interested
in the possibilities
of defeat.
They do not exist.
Queen Victoria

(1819 – 1901, British monarch from 1837 until her death)

We must believe
that we are gifted for something,
and that this thing,
at whatever cost,
must be attained.
Marie Skłodowska-Curie

(1867 – 1934, Polish-French physicist and chemist)

Those who do not move,
do not notice
their chains.
Rosa Luxemburg

(1871 – 1919, Polish-German philosopher,
and revolutionary socialist)

In order
to be irreplaceable
one must always
be different.
Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel,
better known as Coco Chanel

(1883 – 1971, French fashion designer)

Do one thing
every day
that scares you.
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt

(1884 – 1962, longest-serving First Lady of the United States)

The question isn’t
who’s going to let me;
it’s
who is going to stop me.
Ayn Rand

(1905 – 1982, American novelist,
philosopher, and screenwriter)

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30 Inspirational Quotes About Not Giving Up

Leo — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 14:28:09 +0000

Who hasn’t thought about giving up at some point? I know we have. But you shouldn’t give up, ever. Don’t surrender yourself to your doubts and problems.

Keep going, conquer your fears and try again. If you do that, everything you do, every bump and ditch is simply the path to your success. Whatever you do, don’t give up! Let yourself be inspired by our collection of quotes of people who didn’t give up.

The quotes are sorted chronologically by birth date of the originator. Feel motivated, enjoy and share with your friends!

We will either find a way
or make one.
Hannibal

(247 – 183 BCE, Carthaginian Strategist and General)

Never give up,
for that is just the place and time
that the tide will turn.
Harriet Beecher Stowe

(1811 – 1869, American Author)

Many of life’s failures
are people who did not realize
how close they were to success
when they gave up.
Thomas Edison

(1847 – 1931, American Inventor and Entrepreneur)

I am not discouraged
because every wrong attempt discarded
is a step forward.
Thomas Edison

(1847 – 1931, American Inventor and Entrepreneur)

Defeat is not the worst of failures.
Not to have tried
is the true failure.
George Edward Woodberry

(1855 – 1930, American Literature Critic)

Failure is only the opportunity to begin again,
this time more intelligently.
Henry Ford

(1863 – 1947, Founder of Ford Motor Company)

Never give up on something
that you can’t go a day without thinking about.
Winston Churchill

(1874 – 1965, British Prime Minister)

It’s not that I’m so smart,
it’s just
that I stay with problems longer.
Albert Einstein

(1879 – 1955, German – born Theoretical Physicist)

Success is the sum of small efforts,
repeated day in and day out.
Robert Collier

(1885 – 1950, American Author)

You just can’t beat the person
who won’t give up.
Babe Ruth

(1895 – 1948, American Baseball player)

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30 Motivational Quotes About Perseverance

Leo — Fri, 01 Sep 2017 18:55:14 +0000

Life isn’t easy and we have all been in the situation where things just seem to get worse and we must persevere… The good news? If we do persevere, there’s only so many lemons in the world.

Persevere and weather the storm. Don’t give up on yourself and don’t surrender your dreams. Keeping going and you’ll make it. As they say, when life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Enjoy our collection of memorable quotes on the topic, by people who persevered and weathered the storm.

The quotes are sorted chronologically by birth date of the originator. Enjoy and share with your friends!

It does not matter
how slowly you go
as long as you do not stop.
Confucius

(551 – 479 BCE, Chinese Philosopher)

Our greatest glory is not in never falling
but in rising every time we fall.
Confucius

(551 – 479 BCE, Chinese Philosopher)

He conquers who endures.
Persius

(34 – 62, Roman Poet)

Through perseverance
many people win success out
of what seemed destined to be certain failure.
Benjamin Disraeli

(1804 – 1881, British Statesman and Author)

I am a slow walker,
but I never walk back.
Abraham Lincoln

(1809 – 1865, American President)

To throw in the towel,
there is always time for that later.
Theodor Fontane

(1819 – 1898, German Author)

Doubting victory
does not excuse giving up the fight.
Marie Freifrau von Ebner-Eschenbach

(1830 -1916, Austrian Storyteller and Novelist)

Believe that life is worth living
and your belief will help create the fact.
William James

(1842 – 1910, American Psychologist and Philosopher)

I have not failed,
I have just found 10,000 ways
that won’t work.
Thomas Edison

(1847 – 1931, American Inventor and Entrepreneur)

There is no failure
except in no longer trying.
Elbert Hubbard

(1856 – 1915, American Writer and Philosopher)

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Quotes about Strength – You Have Power Over Your Mind!

Admin — Thu, 11 May 2017 16:17:10 +0000

Welcome to our collection of strength quotes!

It was almost 2,000 years ago that the Roman Emperor, Marcus Aurelius, said, “You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.”

We compiled wise sayings about strength by many strong and famous people from over the centuries. You will find a feast of wise words in our hand-picked selection.

May these quotes about strength, courage, self-mastery and success inspire and encourage you, and aid you to create a better future for yourself and everyone around you!

Knowing others
is intelligence;
knowing yourself
is true wisdom.
Mastering others
is strength;
mastering yourself
is true power.
Lao Tzu

(6th century BC, philosopher of ancient China)

Let’s try it once without the parachute.
Image: Cartoonresource (Shutterstock)

When strength
is yoked with justice,
where is a mightier pair
than they?
Aeschylus

(c.525/524 – c.456/455 BC, ancient Greek tragedian)

Good actions give
strength to ourselves
and inspire
good actions in others.
Plato

(424/423 – 348/347 BC, Greek philosopher)

I am climbing
a difficult road;
but the glory
gives me strength.
Sextus Propertius

(c.50/45 – c.15 BC, Latin poet)

Courage conquers all things:
it even gives
strength to the body.
Publius Ovidius Naso,
known as Ovid

(17/18 AD, Roman poet)

You have power
over your mind
– not outside events.
Realize this,
and you will find strength.
Marcus Aurelius

(121 – 180 AD, Roman Emperor)

A strength to harm
is perilous in the hand
of an ambitious head.
Elizabeth I

(1533 – 1603, Queen of England and Ireland)

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Moving On, Letting Go, and Moving Forward – Truly Motivational Quotes

Admin — Wed, 10 May 2017 10:26:47 +0000

This is a collection of great quotes about moving on in life, letting go of the past, and moving forwards to success and inner happiness.

It is remarkable that the quest for moving on is not just a recent development, and there are plenty of ancient sayings just as relevant in today’s society as current statements.

The quotes are sorted in chronological order by birth year of the author.

Hold on to them, play with them in your mind, and use them when you need inspiration and strength.

When I let go
of what I am,
I become
what I might be.
Lao Tzu

(6th century BC, Chinese philosopher)

Image: Stephane Bidouze (Shutterstock)

I never see
what has been done;
I only see
what remains to be done.
Buddha

(c. 400/500 BC, sage from the ancient Shakya republic)

Declare the past,
diagnose the present,
foretell the future.
Hippocrates of Cos

(c.460 – c.370 BC, Greek physician)

Cowards die many times
before their actual deaths.
Gaius Julius Caesar

(c.140 – 85 BC, Roman senator,
and father of Julius Caesar)

It’s not
what happens to you,
but how you react to it
that matters.
Epictetus

(55 – 135, Greek sage, and philosopher)

It is not death
that a man should fear,
but he should fear
never beginning to live.
Marcus Aurelius

(121 – 180, Roman Emperor)

It is not enough
just to wish well;
we must also do well.
Saint Ambrose

(c.340 – 397, archbishop of Milan)

The price of inaction
is far greater
than the cost
of making a mistake.
Meister Eckhart

(1260 – 1327, German theologian and philosopher)

Happiness is not
something ready made.
It comes
from your own actions.
Dalai Lama

(1357 – 1419, high lama of Tibetan Buddhism)

Every failure
is a step to success.
William Whewell

(1794 – 1866, English polymath,
scientist, Anglican priest, philosopher,
theologian, and historian of science)

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50 Great Motivational Quotes about Baseball to Inspire You

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Major League Baseball is almost 150 years old and it was over fifty years ago that MLB player Rogers Hornsby said, “People ask me what I do in winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring”.

Our hand-picked selection of baseball quotes explores the motivation that has driven some of the greatest MLB coaches and players to the very top of their profession.

The quotes are sorted chronologically by birth date of the originator. Enjoy and share with your friends!

Baseball has
the great advantage over cricket
of being sooner ended.
George Bernard Shaw

(1856 – 1950, Irish playwright,
and co-founder of the London School of Economics)

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Any minute, any day,
some players may break
a long standing record.
That’s one of the fascinations
about the game,
the unexpected surprises.
Cornelius McGillicuddy, Sr.

(1862 – 1956, better known as Connie Mack,
American professional baseball player, manager, and team owner)

The main idea
is to win.
John Joseph McGraw

(1873 – 1934, nicknamed “Little Napoleon” and “Muggsy”,
Major League Baseball player and manager)

Baseball is more
than a game to me,
it’s a religion.
William Joseph Klem

(1874 – 1951, known as the “Old Arbitrator” and the “father of baseball umpires”,
National League [NL] umpire in Major League Baseball)

Poets are
like baseball pitchers.
Both have their moments.
The intervals are the tough things.
Robert Lee Frost

(1874 – 1963, American poet)

Now there’s three things
you can do
in a baseball game:
You can win
or you can lose
or it can rain.
Charles Dillon “Casey” Stengel

(1890 – 1975, nicknamed “The Old Perfessor”,
American Major League Baseball outfielder and manager)

If you’re playing baseball
and thinking about managing,
you’re crazy.
You’d be better off
thinking about being an owner.
Charles Dillon “Casey” Stengel

(1890 – 1975, nicknamed “The Old Perfessor”,
American Major League Baseball outfielder and manager)

The older pitcher
acquires confidence
in his ballclub.
He doesn’t try
to do it all himself.
Burleigh Arland Grimes

(1893 – 1985, American professional baseball player)

If it wasn’t for baseball,
I’d be in either
the penitentiary
or the cemetery.
George Herman “Babe” Ruth, Jr.

(1895 – 1948, nicknamed “the Bambino” and “the Sultan of Swat”,
American professional baseball outfielder and pitcher
who played 22 seasons in the MLB)

People ask me
what I do in winter
when there’s no baseball.
I’ll tell you what I do.
I stare out the window
and wait for spring.
Rogers Hornsby, Sr. , nicknamed “The Rajah”

(1896 – 1963, American baseball infielder, and manager)

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