Motivational Quotes have been around for a long time. Before Jesus, in the bible, the book of Proverbs is a book of wisdom and motivation. And people have been coining motivational quotes ever since. Every one of us can use a little motivation from time to time. Well-timed, well-placed words can change a person’s entire mood and make all the difference in the rest of a person’s day. In my opinion the world needs these little catchy, cute but true quotes, or sayings. They usually be just good ole common sense sayings that you know to be true, but just worded in a short clever way. Below we’ve listed [50] of our favorite quotes. Enjoy and share with a friend.
50 Motivational Quotes
DREAMS:
- “The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action”. – Confucius – ACT
- “The very substance of the ambitious is merely the shadow of a dream”. – William Shakespeare
- “It is not true that people stop pursing dreams because they grow old, they grow old because they stop pursuing dreams”. – Gabriel Jose Garcia Marquez
- “Follow your own star”. – Dante Alighieri
- “Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody.” – Benjamin Franklin
- “I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past”. – Thomas Jefferson
- “To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe”. – Anatole France
- “If you dream the proper dreams, and share the myths with people, they will want to grow up to be like you”. – Ray Bradbury
- “When a person really desires something, all the universe conspires to help that person to realize his dream”. Paulo Coelho
- “I want you to be everything that’s you, deep at the center of your being.” – Confucius
- “Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them”. – William Shakespeare
- “Trust in dreams, for in them is hidden the gate to eternity”. – Khalil Gibran
- “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined”. – Henry David Thoreau
GOD:
- “Before God we are all equally wise – and equally foolish”. -Albert Einstein –
- “To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring – It was peace.” – Milan Kundera
- “Now, God be praised, that to believing souls gives light in darkness, comfort in despair”. William Shakespeare
- “We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence; see how nature- trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence…We need silence to be able to touch souls.” -Mother Teresa
- “Because one doesn’t like the way things are is no reason to be unjust towards God”. -Victor Hugo
- “Heaven means to be one with God” -Confucius
- “Conscience is God present in man”. -Victor Hugo
- “Nothing would be more tiresome than eating and drinking if God had not made them a pleasure as well as a necessity”. -Voltaire
- “Jesus is the God whom we can approach without pride and before whom we can humble ourselves without despair”. -Blaise Pascal
- “I shall never believe that God plays dice with the world”. -Albert Einstein
- “My Faith helps me overcome such negative emotions and find my equilibrium”. -Dalai Lama
- “Most people do not pray; they only beg”. George Bernard Shaw
- “Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe”. – Voltaire
PRAISE:
- “Few people have the wisdom to prefer the criticism that would do them good, to the praise that deceives them”. -Francois de La Rochcfoucauld
- “We do not praise others, ordinarily, but in order to be praised”. -Francois de La Rochcfoucauld
- “We seldom praise anyone in good earnest, except such as admire us”. -Francois de La Rochcfoucauld
- “A person places themselves on a level with the ones they praise”. -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- “It is more difficult to praise rightly than to blame.” -Thomas Fuller
- “Fondly we think we honor merit then, when we but praise ourselves in other men”. -Alexander Pope
- “You can let praise or criticism get to you. It’s a weakness to get caught up in either one”. -John Wooden
- “He who praises everybody, praises nobody”. -Samuel Johnson
- “Praise like gold and diamonds owes its value only to its scarcity”. -Samuel Johnson
- “Classic; A book which people praise and don’t read”. Mark Twain
- “I will praise any man that will praise me”. -William Shakespeare
- “Usually, we praise only to be praised”. –Francois de La Rochcfoucauld
- “Some are made modest by great praise, others insolent”. -Friedrich Nietzsche
SUCCESS:
- “Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure”. -Confucius
- “Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value”. -Albert Einstein
- “Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm”. -Winston Churchill
- “All you need is ignorance and confidence and the success is sure”. -Mark Twain
- “He who does not think much of himself is much more esteemed than he imagines”. -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- “Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times”. -Niccolo Machiavelli
- “One man cannot practice many arts with success”. -Plato
- “Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success”. -Pablo Picasso
- “Action is the foundational key to all success”. -Pablo Picasso
- “Don’t find fault find a remedy”. -Henry Ford
- “It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver”. -Niccolo Machiavelli
- “He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home”. -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- “I will prepare and someday my chance will come”. -Abraham Lincoln
- “I walk slowly, but I never walk backward”. -Abraham Lincoln
We hope you enjoyed our list of motivational quotes and stay motivated!
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