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Inspirational Quotations #396

October 2, 2011 By Nagesh Belludi Leave a Comment

No man is happy without a delusion of some kind. Delusions are as necessary to our happiness as realities.
—Christian Nestell Bovee

Without belittling the courage with which men have died, we should not forget those acts of courage with which men … have lived. The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment; but it is no less a magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy. A man does what he must—in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressures—and that is the basis of all human morality…. In whatever arena of life one may meet the challenge of courage, whatever may be the sacrifices he faces if he follows his conscience—the loss of his friends, his fortune, his contentment, even the esteem of his fellow men—each man must decide for himself the course he will follow. The stories of past courage can define that ingredient—they can teach, they can offer hope, they can provide inspiration. But they cannot supply courage itself. For this each man must look into his own soul.
—John F. Kennedy (American Head of State)

Lend yourself to others, but give yourself to yourself.
—Michel de Montaigne (French Philosopher)

Something that has always puzzled me all my life is why, when I am in special need of help, the good deed is usually done by somebody on whom I have no claim.
—William Feather (American Publisher)

The meaning of things lies not in the things themselves, but in our attitude towards them.
—Antoine de Saint-Exupery (French Novelist, Aviator)

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.
—Pablo Picasso (Spanish Painter)

Work with some men is as besetting a sin as idleness with others.
—Samuel Butler

Change, not habit, is what gets most of us down; habit is the stabilizer of human society, change accounts for its progress.
—William Feather (American Publisher)

The greater our knowledge increases, the greater our ignorance unfolds.
—John F. Kennedy (American Head of State)

Don’t write off the importance of hard work, the guts to keep at it, a definite goal, and the ability to have fun in the process. If there’s no fun in it, something’s wrong with all you’re doing.
—Norman Vincent Peale (American Clergyman, Self-Help Author)

Never hire someone who knows less than you do about what he’s hired to do.
—Malcolm Forbes (American Publisher)

The worth and value of knowledge is in proportion to the worth and value of its object.
—Samuel Taylor Coleridge (English Poet)

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