It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain by himself.
-Epicurus
Quotations
Inspiration
And my goal in life is to give to the world what I was lucky to receive... the ecstasy of divine union through my music and my dance.
-Michael Jackson
We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience.
-George Washington
Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
-Lao Tzu
When you have to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite.
-Winston S. Churchill
Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.
-Abraham Lincoln
Common people have an appetite for food; uncommon people have an appetite for service.
-J. R. D. Tata
Live in the world like a waterfowl. The water clings to the bird, but the bird shakes it off. Live in the world like a mudfish. The fish lives in the mud, but its skin is always bright and shiny.
-Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
-Mahatma Gandhi
Beware of the little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship.
-Benjamin Franklin
