Motivational and Inspirational Quotes

It requires more courage to suffer than to die.  Author: Napoleon Bonaparte

I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.  Author: Nelson Mandela

The theory of Communism may be summed up in one sentence: Abolish all private property.  Author: Karl Marx

I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.  Author: Martin Luther King, Jr.

A man should be upright, not be kept upright.  Author: Marcus Aurelius

There will be no end to the troubles of states, or of humanity itself, till philosophers become kings in this world, or till those we now call kings and rulers really and truly become philosophers, and political power and philosophy thus come into the same hands.  Author: Plato

Self-awareness is value-free. It isn’t scary. It doesn’t imply that you will subject yourself to needless pain.  Author: Deepak Chopra

Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours.  Author: John Locke

If you don’t have the time to read, you don’t have the time or the tools to write.  Author: Stephen King

If we examine our thoughts, we shall find them always occupied with the past and the future.  Author: Blaise Pascal

If we examine our thoughts, we shall find them always occupied with the past and the future.  Author: Blaise Pascal

Let us not listen to those who think we ought to be angry with our enemies, and who believe this to be great and manly. Nothing is so praiseworthy, nothing so clearly shows a great and noble soul, as clemency and readiness to forgive.  Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero

Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more than their words.  Author: Baruch Spinoza

Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged.  Author: Ronald Reagan

The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation, the man of manly character and of wisdom.  Author: Plato