Quotes to inspire us all

Mar 04, 2005 21:37

Each time someone stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope.
- Robert F. Kennedy

To love and win is the best thing. To love and lose, the next best.
- William M. Thackeray

When a man finds no peace within himself, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.
- L. A. Rouchefolicauld

There can be hope only for a society which acts as one big family, not as many separate ones.
- Anwar el Sadat

One of the things I keep learning is that the secret of being happy is doing things for other people.
- Dick Gregory

Never live in the past but always learn from it.
- unknown

And, what I think is the best one out of all of these...

People are unreasonable, illogical and self-centered.
Love them anyway.
If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives.
Do good anyway.
If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies.
Succeed anyway.
The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.
Do good anyway.
Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.
Be honest and frank anyway.
The biggest person with the biggest ideas can be
shot down by the smallest person with the smallest mind.
Think big anyway.
What you spend years building may
be destroyed overnight.
Build anyway.
People really need help but may attack if you help them.
Help people anyway.
Give the world the best you have
and you might get kicked in the teeth.
Give the world the best you've got anyway.
- unknown
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