Quotes on Self Improvement

Before everything else, getting ready is the secret of success.

Don't find fault, find a remedy.

The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice.

To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.

Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is.

To succeed, you will soon learn, as I did, the importance of a solid foundation in the basics of education - literacy, both verbal and numerical, and communication skills.

Everything is perfect in the universe - even your desire to improve it.

Love is the ability and willingness to allow those that you care for to be what they choose for themselves without any insistence that they satisfy you.

Knowledge without transformation is not wisdom.

Try viewing everyone who comes into your life as a teacher.

You may succeed in making another feel guilty about something by blaming him, but you won't succeed in changing whatever it is about you that is making you unhappy.

To get to where you want to be in the next 5 years, you are either reading the right books or you're not

When life's conditions don't equal your expectations you are unhappy, have no expectations only appreciations (especially in the area of relationships)

If you add the value, you will become the brand. Find a way to add more value than anyone else does

See it better than it is or you have no future, without vision there is no possibility of improvement

It is only great souls that know how much glory there is in being good.

As you embrace the present and become one with it, and merge with it, you will experience a fire, a glow, a sparkle of ecstasy throbbing in every sentient being. As you begin to experience this exultation of spirit in everything that is alive, as you become intimate with it, joy will be born within you, and you will drop the terrible burdens of defensiveness, resentment, and hurtfulness... then you will become lighthearted, carefree, joyous, and free.

The people who shape our lives and our cultures have the ability to communicate a vision or a quest or a joy or a mission.

Relaxation is the prerequisite for that inner expansion that allows a person to express the source of inspiration and joy within.

Pay attention to that unchanging part of yourself. It is perfect. At the source of life, and only there, one finds peace, harmony, and the undisturbed contentment of bliss.

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.