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African proverb about how once you carry your own water, you will learn the value of every drop

Quote #292 | African Proverb | Once you carry your own water (…)

Once you carry your own water, you will learn the value of every drop. African Proverb MEANING OF THIS QUOTE Growing up, we often take a lot of things for granted. As kids, we hardly ever appreciate the little things our parents do for us. Whether it is the ice cream they get us on Read more…

Anonymous quote on why there are things that we don't want to happen but have to accept

Quote #291 | Anonymous | There are things that we don’t want (…)

There are things that we don’t want to happen but have to accept, things we don’t want to know but have to learn, and people we can’t live without but have to let go. It is nature’s nature. Anonymous MEANING OF THIS QUOTE Life is uncertain in that no one can predict what course it Read more…

Gordon Hinckley on how nothing but weeds grow without hard work

Quote #290 | Gordon Hinckley | Without hard work (…)

Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds. Gordon Hinckley MEANING OF THIS QUOTE Having a house with a beautiful little garden in the backyard is still a dream for most people. However, what very few of them realize is the amount of work that goes into maintaining the garden. If you do not constantly look Read more…

African proverb on why the axe forgets, but the tree remembers

Quote #289 | African Proverb | The axe forgets, but the tree remembers.

The axe forgets, but the tree remembers. African Proverb MEANING OF THIS QUOTE As an instrument, the axe is designed to do damage. It can chop down hundreds, if not thousands of trees, during its life. It isn’t, therefore, possible for the axe to remember each and every tree it hacked off. On the other Read more…

Quotes by Orison Swett Marden

Quote #288 | Orison Swett Marden | All men who have (…)

All men who have achieved great things have been great dreamers. Orison Swett Marden MEANING OF THIS QUOTE The roots of every great accomplishment can be traced back to a dream. You cannot become something you don’t aspire to be. In that sense, dreams are the seeds sown into the soil of our minds. It Read more…

Joseph Joubert motivational quote on when you go in search of honey you should expect to be stung by bees

Quote #287 | Joseph Joubert | When you go in search of honey (…)

When you go in search of honey you must expect to be stung by bees. Joseph Joubert We all set ourselves certain goals in life. How big or small these goals are depend entirely on how limited our imagination is. One thing, however, is for sure: no worthwhile goal comes easy in life.

Robert Schuller on how the only place where dreams are impossible is in your own mind

Quote #286 | Robert Schuller | The only place where dreams (…)

The only place where dreams are impossible is in your own mind. Robert Schuller The human mind is capable of wonders no other species is – thinking big. We can construct entire worlds inside that seemingly small head of ours. In view of that, it seems unfathomable, nay criminal as to why one would let Read more…

Wherever you go, go with all your heart Confucius

Quote #285 | Confucius | Wherever you go, go with all your heart.

Wherever you go, go with all your heart. Confucius Regardless of our motives or compulsions, we are all stuck in some sort of a routine or ritual that we do not really want to be part of. This could be anything from an unhappy relationship to a not-so-happening city to a dreary nine-to-five job. However, Read more…

Vidal Sassoon on why success comes before work only in the dictionary

Quote #284 | Vidal Sassoon | Success comes before work only in the dictionary (…)

The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary. Vidal Sassoon In a world obsessed with get-rich-overnight schemes, it is easy to believe that one doesn’t necessarily need to put in the hard yards to make it big in life. Unfortunately, nothing can be further from the truth.

Motivational quote on why every day may not be good, but there is something good in every day

Quote #283 | Anonymous | Every day may not be good (…)

Every day may not be good, but there is something good in every day. Anonymous Life is seldom a smooth journey, so much so that the only predictable thing about life is its unpredictable nature. You will hardly ever have two similar days. As such, each day brings a fresh challenge. How we navigate these Read more…