Wise and Inspirational Words Collection

We call that person who has lost his father, an orphan; and a widower that man who has lost his wife. But that man who has known the immense unhappiness of losing a friend, by what name do we call him? Here every language is silent and holds its peace in impotence. Joseph Roux What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies. Aristotle When you choose your friends, don't be short-changed by choosing personality over character. W. Somerset Maugham Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit. Aristotle You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he doesn't feel you've done a permanent job. Laurence J. Peter

True happiness is... to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future. Lucius Annaeus Seneca True happiness... is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose. Helen Keller We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Thomas Jefferson What we call the secret of happiness is no more a secret than our willingness to choose life. Leo Buscaglia When what we are is what we want to be, that's happiness. Malcolm Forbes You can be happy where you are. Joel Osteen You know it's love when all you want is that person to be happy, even if you're not part of their happiness. Julia Roberts You must try to generate happiness within yourself. If you aren't happy in one place, chances are you won't be happy anyplace. Ernie Banks Your successes and happiness ar...

When adversity strikes, that's when you have to be the most calm. Take a step back, stay strong, stay grounded and press on. LL Cool J When I use my strength in the service of my vision it makes no difference whether or not I am afraid. Audre Lorde When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure. Peter Marshall When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength. Give thanks for your food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason to give thanks, the fault lies in yourself. Tecumseh Where there is no struggle, there is no strength. Oprah Winfrey Willingness to change is a strength, even if it means plunging part of the company into total confusion for a while. Jack Welch With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts. Eleanor Roosevelt Women may fall when there's no strength in men. William Shakespeare Worry does not empty tomorrow of its s...

There are two ways of exerting one's strength: one is pushing down, the other is pulling up. Booker T. Washington Thousands have lived without love, not one without water. W. H. Auden Tonight I should like to thank all those who have shared my work and to acknowledge the debt that I owe to my wife whose encouragement to put research before all other things has been a great strength to me. George Porter Unity is strength... when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved. Mattie Stepanek We can be tired, weary and emotionally distraught, but after spending time alone with God, we find that He injects into our bodies energy, power and strength. Charles Stanley We can learn the art of fierce compassion - redefining strength, deconstructing isolation and renewing a sense of community, practicing letting go of rigid us-vs.-them thinking - while cultivating power and clarity in response to difficult situations. Sharon Salzberg We gain strength, and courag...

That which does not kill us makes us stronger. Friedrich Nietzsche The days of our lives, for all of us, are numbered. We know that. And yes, there are certainly times when we aren't able to muster as much strength and patience as we would like. It's called being human. Elizabeth Edwards The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will. Vince Lombardi The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection. Thomas Paine The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire; the size of your dream; and how you handle disappointment along the way. Robert Kiyosaki The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home. Confucius The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication between the senses and the mind. Napoleon Bonaparte The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places...

Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect. Ralph Waldo Emerson Silence is a source of great strength. Lao Tzu Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go. Hermann Hesse Sometimes your disappointments make you a stronger person for the future. Blanka Vlasic Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have. Norman Vincent Peale Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle. Napoleon Hill Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will. Mahatma Gandhi Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength. Arnold Schwarzenegger Strength is the capacity to break a chocolate bar into four pieces with your bare hands - and then eat just one of the pieces. Judith Viorst Strength of character means...

One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity. Albert Schweitzer Only by contending with challenges that seem to be beyond your strength to handle at the moment you can grow more surely toward the stars. Brian Tracy Only one who devotes himself to a cause with his whole strength and soul can be a true master. For this reason mastery demands all of a person. Albert Einstein Only the gentle are ever really strong. James Dean Only the weak are cruel. Gentleness can only be expected from the strong. Leo Buscaglia Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars. Khalil Gibran Patience and time do more than strength or passion. Jean de La Fontaine Perhaps I am stronger than I think. Thomas Merton Rudeness is a weak imitation of strength. Eric Hoffer Scar tissue is stronger than regular tissue. Realize the strength, move on. Henry Rollins