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Uplifting quotes & Inspiring Thoughts

Eugene March 22nd, 2014

I hope you can help me add uplifting and inspiring quotes here.

Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.
― Thích Nhất Hạnh, Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life

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blissedNblessed November 6th, 2016

Okay - so this is not a quote, its a poem, but I find it so so so inspiring!

Enjoy!

Desiderata

Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.

Avoid loud and aggressive persons,
they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain and bitter;
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.

Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs;
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals;
and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself.
Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love;
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment
it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.

You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be,
and whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.

With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.

Max Ehrmann, Desiderata, Copyright 1952.

Wayfinder94 November 6th, 2016

We shouldn't blame ourselves for bad things that happened to us. Sometimes, no matter what we do, we are victims of the circumstances. We should just have to pull ourselves out.

- Rurouni Kenshin

LeonMcLion November 12th, 2016

Ï can't change the direction of the wind but I can adjust my sails to reach my destination"

No matter how you interpret this quote, it is so beautiful

JazzyTrumpeter November 15th, 2016

I WILL NOT LET ANYONE WALK THROUGH MY MIND WITH THEIR DIRTY FEET.

-MAHATMA GANDHI
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JazzyTrumpeter November 15th, 2016

IF YOU CANNOT BE A POET, BE THE POEM.

-DAVID CARRADINE
JazzyTrumpeter November 15th, 2016

WHEN EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE GOING AGAINST YOU, REMEMBER THAT THE AIRPLANE TAKES OFF AGAINST THE WIND, NOT WITH IT.

-HENRY FORD
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starrySunshine87 November 16th, 2016

@JazzyTrumpeter love this!

sunshineofhope November 18th, 2016

@JazzyTrumpeter Lovely :)

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JazzyTrumpeter November 16th, 2016

IT TAKES A STRONG FISH TO SWIM AGAINST THE CURRENT. EVEN A DEAD ONE CAN FLOAT WITH IT.

-JOHN CROWE

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JazzyTrumpeter November 16th, 2016

YOU CAN AVOID REALITY, BUT YOU CANNOT AVOID THE CONSEQUENCES OF AVOIDING REALITY.

-AYN RAND

JazzyTrumpeter November 16th, 2016

READ, EVERY DAY, SOMETHING NO ONE ELSE IS READING. THINK, EVERY DAY, SOMETHING NO ONE ELSE IS THINKING. DO, EVERY DAY, SOMETHING NO ONE ELSE WOULD BE SILLY ENOUGH TO DO. IT IS BAD FOR THE MIND TO BE ALWAYS PART OF UNANIMITY.

- CHRISTOPHER MORLEY
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Wayfinder94 November 22nd, 2016

Quotes from Uncle Iroh from the Avatar the last airbender and the legend of Korra

"Sometimes the best way to solve your own problems is to help someone else."

"Sometimes life is like this dark tunnel, you cant always see the light at the end of the tunnel, but if you just keep moving, you will come to a better place."

"While it is always best to believe in ones self, a little help from others can be a great blessing."

elenakitsakalaki November 23rd, 2016

Make every moment count...simple but true

ChromeLotus November 26th, 2016

" It's better to regret something you HAVE done... than something you haven't "

SeranaDraega November 26th, 2016

"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage."
- Lao Tzu

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ivoryBunny7465 December 10th, 2016

@SeranaDraega Beautiful truth💟

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Tazzie November 29th, 2016

"Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle."

- Christian D. Larson.

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Raikadon November 30th, 2016

@tazcares It's beautiful.

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