Quotes on Inspirational

The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.

I play the notes as they are written, but it is God who makes the music.

The mentor can be identified by four things: by restraining you from wrongdoing, guiding you towards good actions, telling you what you ought to know, and showing you the path to heaven.

The past is behind, learn from it. The future is ahead, prepare for it. The present is here, live it.

No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem.

For I am my mother's daughter, and the drums of Africa still beat in my heart.

It is often in the name of cultural integrity as well as social stability and national security that democratic reforms based on human rights are resisted by authoritarian governments.

Anyone who stops learning is old — whether this happens at twenty or at eighty. Anyone who keeps on learning not only remains young but becomes constantly more valuable — regardless of physical capacity.

As long as we are persistence in our pursuit of our deepest destiny, we will continue to grow. We cannot choose the day or time when we will fully bloom. It happens in its own time.

I seldom end up where I wanted to go, but almost always end up where I need to be.

There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so.

In every country and in every age, the priest has been hostile to liberty.

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.

Every death is like the burning of a library.

Good morning, Revolution: You're the very best friend I ever had. We gonna pal around together from now on

First gain the victory and then make the best use of it you can.

My soul is from elsewhere, I'm sure of that, and I intend to end up there.

I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.

No matter how long you play the guitar, there's always something else to learn.

No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.

Every vice has its excuse ready.