"Where there is peace, God is." ~George Herbert

"Carve your blessings in stone." ~Anon
"I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again." ~William Penn
"Dictum sapienti sat est - A word to a wise person is sufficient." ~Cicero Ovid Seneca

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2/19/14

Quotes on INSPIRATION and ENTHUSIASM


"A man chooses a great woman as part of a Spiritual journey to bump up to a higher level. A great woman is the inspiration. If a man chooses a lesser woman for lower chakra reasons–i.e. casual sex for example, he does not want to do the work required to shift his consciousness into being a great man. You can always see the character of the man by the woman he chooses. We live in a throw-away society. Most don’t want to work hard to grow when the grass is greener…” ~John Dean

"Cease trying to work everything out with your minds. It will get you nowhere. Live by intuition and inspiration and let your whole life be Revelation." ~Eileen Caddy

"Don't be ashamed of your story, it will inspire others." ~Deborah King

"Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor in freedom." ~Albert Einstein, Out of My Later Years (1950)

"Families are the compass that guides us. They are the inspiration to reach great heights, and our comfort when we occasionally falter.” ~Brad Henry

"He is the best physician who is the most ingenious inspirer of hope." ~Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834)

“Here is the secret of inspiration:tell yourself that thousands and tens of thousands of people, not very intelligent and certainly no more intelligent than the rest of us, have mastered problems as difficult as those that now baffle you." ~William Feather


“I write only when inspiration strikes. Fortunately it strikes every morning at nine o'clock sharp.” ~W. Somerset Maugham

"Inspiration does not come like a bolt, nor is it kinetic, energetic, striving, but it comes to us slowly and quietly and all the time, though we must regularly and every day give it a little chance to start flowing, prime it with a little solitude and idleness." ~Brenda Ueland

"Just don't give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don't think you can go wrong." ~Ella Fitzgerald

"Let your failure be a message to learn. Don't let your trials get you down, let them become an inspiration." ~Anil Sinha (A Journey of Faith)

"Many a witty inspiration is like the surprising reunion of befriended thoughts after a long separation." ~Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

"Open to me, so that I may open.
Provide me with your inspiration.
So that I may see mine." ~Rumi

"Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Our moments of inspiration are not lost though we have no particular poem to show for them; for those experiences have left an indelible impression, and we are ever and anon reminded of them." ~Henry David Thoreau  


"Quotes are nothing but inspiration for the uninspired." ~Richard Kemph


"Rejoicing in ordinary things is not sentimental or trite. It actually takes guts. Each time we drop our complaints and allow everyday good fortune to inspire us, we enter the warrior’s world." ~Pema Chödrön

"Strong teachers don't teach content; … Strong teaching connects learning in ways that inspire kids to learn more and strive for greatness." ~Eric Jensen, Education Week Teacher

"Success is the good fortune that comes from aspiration, desperation, perspiration and inspiration." ~Evan Esar

“The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, not the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when you discover that someone else believes in you and is willing to trust you with a friendship.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

"The inspiration you need is often found in a few simple words of wisdom." ~Jeff Haden

"The inspiration you seek is already within you. Be silent and listen!" ~Rumi

"The moment an inspiring thought enters your heart, appreciate it as a dear guest visiting you that day." ~Rumi

"The richness I achieve comes from nature, the source of my inspiration."  ~Claude Monet

“The whole inspiration of our life as a nation flows out from the waving folds of this banner.” ~Anon
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"...There is a kind of sonic lineage to which we all belong. So the next time you are seeking percussion inspiration, look no further than your tires, as they roll over the unusual grooves of the freeway, or the top-right burner of your stove and that strange way that it clicks as it is preparing to light." ~Meklit Hadero (from ABC Classic FM)

"There is no need to be perfect to inspire others. Let people get inspired by how you deal with your imperfections." ~Anon

"There never was a great soul that did not have some divine inspiration." ~Marcus T. Cicero

"Through the years, I have learned there is no harm in charging oneself up with delusions between moments of valid inspiration." ~Steve Martin

"We shall draw from the heart of suffering itself the means of inspiration and survival." ~Winston Churchill

"We should be taught not to wait for inspiration to start a thing. Action always generates inspiration." ~Frank Tibolt

"We should never rest on our laurels but use it às an inspiration to work harder for the country's good." ~Donald Borja Sevilla

“When you work regularly, inspiration strikes regularly.” ~Anon

"Whenever I feel down, I draw strength from You, my Lord. I draw inspiration from my patients who are fighting battles in their early age. Live. Fight. Survive." ~Ardeille Iris Pielago

"Without inspiration the best powers of the mind remain dormant. There is a fuel in us which needs to be ignited with sparks." ~Johann Gottfried Von Herder (A Journey of Faith)

“Writing is not just an ability to write. There is more to it. Thinking and reasoning are just two seeds that would nourish letters and words to become fruits of inspiration and change! Let the seeds grow!” ~Rado Gatchalian

ENTHUSIASM

"Enthusiasm is a kind of faith that has been set afire." ~George Matthew Adams

"Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Enthusiasm is the vitality of spirit expressing itself through us and its grace in our voice should be welcomed and cherished." ~Toko-pa Turner

"Enthusiasm releases the drive to carry you over obstacles and adds significance to all you do.” ~Norman Vincent Peale

‪"Improvement of one's economic position is helped more by cool persistence than by hot enthusiasm." ~William Feather‬

"When you discover your mission...it will fill you with enthusiasm and a burning desire to get to work on it." ~W. Clement Stone

"When you get in God, you will be enthusiastic. It’s the kind of enthusiasm that isn’t affected by the economy or the weather or your circumstances. It’s eternal because you are tied to the eternal God. You are in Christ." ~Rick Warren

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