ACTION

Do every act of your life as if it were your last. …..Marcus Aurelius

When a man asks himself what is meant by action
he proves that he isn't a man of action. ……James A. Baldwin

Action is the dignity of greatness. ……Jose Marti

Action is the antidote to despair. …..Joan Baez

One act of beneficence, one act of real usefulness, is worth all the abstract sentiment in the world. …….Ann Radcliffe

Action indeed is the sole medium of expression for ethics. …… Jane Addams

A little knowledge that acts, is worth infinitely more
than much knowledge that is idle. ………Khalil Gibran

The great end of life is not knowledge but action. ……..Thomas Huxley

Action Conquers Fear. ……..Peter Zarlenga

Great acts are made up of many small actions. …….Lao Tzu

Inaction saps the vigor of the mind. …….Leonardo da Vinci

Even a child is known by his Actions,
by whether his conduct is pure and right. ……Proverbs 20:11

Action speaks louder than words. ……Author Unknown

Action talks; Bullshit walks. …….Joseph A. Sabga Sr.

I have always thought the Actions of men,
the best interpreters of their thoughts. …….John Locke

thought which does not result in an Action is nothing much,
and an Action which does not proceed from a thought is nothing at all. …..Georges Bernanos

An idea not coupled with action will never get any bigger,
than the brain cell it occupied. …… Arnold Glasow

I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they Act;
but I do believe in a fate that falls on man unless they Act. …… G.K. Chesterton

We are all inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals;
Others, by their Actions ……Harold Nicolson

Do every act of your life as if it were your last. …..Marcus Aurelius

When a man asks himself what is meant by action
he proves that he isn't a man of action. ……James A. Baldwin

Action is the dignity of greatness. ……Jose Marti

FATE

I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act;
but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act. …….Buddha

Fate is nothing but the deeds committed in a prior state of existence……. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Men are not prisoners of fate,
but only prisoners of their own minds ……. Franklin D. Roosevelt

It is what a man thinks of himself,

that really determines his fate. ……. Henry David Thoreau

As punishment for my contempt for authority,
fate has made me an authority myself. …….. Albert Einstein

Fate leads the willing, and drags along the reluctant. …….. Seneca

Fate is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice;

It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved. ………William Jennings Bryan

When Fate hands you a lemon, try making lemonade. ….Dale Carnegie

There is no Fate but your own Fate. ……Leslie Grimutter

Control your Fate, or someone else will do so. …..Jack Welch

Fate has two ways of crushing us;
-By refusing our wishes, or by fulfilling them. …..Henri F. Amiel

Go with your Fate, but never beyond;
Beyond leads to dark places. ……Mary Renault

There is no Fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn. ….Albert Camus

What separates the winners from the losers,
Is how a person deals with each twist of Fate. …..Donald Trump

We seal our Fate, with the choices we make. …..Gloria Estefan

GLORY

Military glory, the attractive rainbow that rises from showers of blood. …….Abraham Lincoln

The nearest way to glory is to strive to be what you wish to be thought to be. …….Socrates

The glory of great men should be measured
by the means they have used to acquire it. ......Francois de la Rochefoucauld

There is no road of flowers leading to glory. .......Jean de la Fontaine

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever. ……….Napoleon Bonaparte

Glory - once achieved; What is it worth? ……… Emile M. Cioran

There is no glory in battle, worth the blood it costs. ……… Dwight D. Eisenhower

Glory is not a conceit. It is not a decoration for valor.
Glory belongs to the act of being constant to something greater than yourself.
To a cause, to your principles, to the people on whom you rely and who rely on you.
…..John McCain
Glory drags all men along, low as well as high;
Bound captive at the wheels of her glittering car. ……Horace

Real Glory springs from the silent conquest of ourselves. ……Joseph P. Thompson

Glory is like a circle in the water which never ceases to enlarge,
Till by broad spreading, it disperses to naught. ……William Shakespeare

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever. ……Thomas Moore

Our greatest glory is not in never failing,
but in rising up every time we fail. …..Ralph Waldo Emerson

The fire of Glory is the torch of the mind. …….Author Unknown

Glory paid to our ashes comes too late. ……Martial

Glory built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt. ……William Cowper

Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow. ……Marcus Tullius Cicero

The nearest way to Glory is to strive
to be what you wish to be thought to be. …….Socrates

Military Glory;
the attractive rainbow that rises in showers of blood …..Abraham Lincoln

Glory is a heavy burden, a murdering poison,and to bear it is an art. And to have that art is rare. ……Oriana Fallaci

For Glory gives herself only;
to those who have always dreamed of her. ……..Charles De Gaulle

When there is no peril in the fight;
There is no Glory in the triumph. …….A. Alvarez

The man who is completely wise and virtuous has no need of Glory;
Except, so far as it disposes and eases his way to action by
the greater trust that it procures him. ……..Plutarch

PEACE

Better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings Peace. …… Buddha

Peace is not the absence of war;
It is a virtue; a state of mind;

A disposition for benevolence, confidence, and justice. …….. Baruch Spinoza

Peace is not only better than war, but infinitely more arduous. ….. George Bernard Shaw

It can only be achieved by understanding.
Peace cannot be kept by force. …….Albert Einstein

In Peace, the sons bury their fathers, but in War, the fathers bury their sons. ……..Creosus

True Peace is not merely the absence of tension: It is the presence of justice. ……… Martin Luther King, Jr.

If we have no peace, it’s because we’ve forgotten
that we belong to one another. ……Mother Teresa

Peace is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. ………Jawaharlal Nehru

There is no way to Peace; Peace is the way. ……A. J. Muste

Better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings Peace. ..…Buddha

You cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war. ….Albert Einstein

We know how to organize Warfare,
but do we know how to act when confronted with Peace? ….Jacques Cousteau

Those for whom Peace is no more than a dream are asleep to the future. …..Jack DuVall

You can bomb the world into Pieces,
but you can't bomb it into Peace. …..Michael Franti

TIME

Until you value yourself, you won't value your Time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it. ……. M. Scott Peck

Time will bring to light whatever is hidden; And it will cover up and conceal what is now shining in splendor. ……Horace

What then is Time? If no one asks me, I know what it is. If I wish to explain it to him who asks, I do not know. ……….Saint Augustine

Everything happens to everybody sooner or later if there is Time enough
,,,,George Bernard Shaw

It was the best of Times, it was the worst of Times.. …..Charles Dickens

Time is the great physician …….. Benjamin Disraeli

Time is the wisest counselor of all. ....... Pericles

We are all prisoners of Time.
We cannot escape it; We cannot stop it. …..Author Unknown

Men talk of killing time, while time quietly kills them. …….Dion Boucicault

Time is the reef upon which all our frail mystic ships are wrecked" ……. Sir Noel Coward

Time is what we want most, but what we use worst. .......William Penn

GIVING

It is more blessed to Give than to receive. …….. Acts 20:35

For it is in Giving that we receive. ……St. Francis of Assisi

You give but little when you give of your possessions.
It is when you give of yourself that you truly give. ……Kahlil Gibran

The only Gift is a portion of thyself. …….Ralph Waldo Emerson

The manner of Giving is worth more than the gift. ……..Pierre Corneille,

You can Give without loving, but you can never love without giving. ……..Author Unknown

There is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving. ……….Henry Drummond

No one has ever become poor by Giving. …..…Anne Frank

Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more,
but those Giving more. ……… H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

To whom much is Given, much is expected. …….Luke 12:48

It is not how much we Give;
But how much love we put into Giving. …….Mother Teresa

We make a living by what we get;
We make a life by what we Give. .....Sir Winston S. Churchill

It is possible to Give, without loving;
But it is impossible to love without Giving. …….Richard Braunstein

Yesterday is History and Tomorrow is a Mystery.
Today is a Gift. ..That’s why we call it Present. …..Babatunde Olatunji

To Give and then not feel that one has given;
Is the very best of all ways of giving. …..Max Beerbohm

Blessed are those who Give, without remembering;
And take, without forgetting. …..Elizabeth Asquith Bibesco

What I spent is lost;
What I possessed is left to others;
But what I Gave away, remains with me forever. ……Joseph Addison

If you know what I know about the power of Giving,
You will not let a single meal pass without sharing it in some way. ……Buddha

All you have shall some day be Given; Therefore give now,
that the season of giving may be yours, and not your inheritors. ……Kahlil Gibran

No matter how little you have, you can always Give some of it away. ……Catherine Marshall

Nothing that you have not Given away will ever be really yours. ……..C. S. Lewis

It is the intention, not the face-value of the Gift, that is weighed. …….Seneca

Each day provides its own gifts. ……Marcus Aurelius

To give without any reward, or any notice,
has a special quality of its own. ………Anne Morrow Lindbergh.

Giving connects two people, the giver and the receiver;
And this connection gives birth to a new sense of belonging ……..Deepak Chopra

HUMILITY

He is always the secure who is humble. ……Gilbert Keith Chesterton

Life is a long lesson in humility ……James M. Barrie

Humility makes great men twice honorable ……..Benjamin Franklin.

Humility is the foundation of all other virtues. …….St. Augustine

We come nearest to the great, when we are great in humility …….Rubindranath Tagore

Humility leads to strength, not weakness. It is the highest from of self-respect. …….John McCloy

When pride comes, then comes disgrace;
But with Humility comes wisdom. …….Proverbs 11:2

Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit,
but in Humility consider others better than yourselves. …..Philippians 2:3

Humility is solid foundation of all virtues. ……Confucius

Humility is the only true wisdom by which we prepare our minds
for all the possible changes of life. ……George Arliss

Life is a long lesson in Humility. ……James M. Barrie

O be very sure That no man will learn anything at all,
unless he first will learn Humility. ……Lord Lytton

It is no great thing to be Humble when you are brought low;
But to be Humble when you are praised is a great and rare attainment.
……..St. Bernard of Clairvaux

Humility, like the darkness, reveals heavenly lights. ……Henry David Thoreau

ENVY

Envy is the art of counting the other fellow's blessings instead of your own. …..Harold Coffin

Envy slays itself by its own arrows. ……..Author Unknown

Our envy always lasts longer than the happiness of those we envy.
…..François Duc de La Rochefoucauld

Envy is thin because it bites but never eats. …….Spanish Proverb

Envy is the art of counting the other fellow's blessings instead of your own. ……. Harold Coffin.

Envy like fire, always makes for the highest points. ……Titus Livius

As iron is eaten by rust, so are the envious consumed by envy. …….Antisthenes

A heart at peace gives life to the body;
But Envy rots the bones. …..Proverbs 14:30

Do not let your heart Envy sinners;
But always be zealous for the fear of the Lord. …..Proverbs 23:17

Envy is honor’s foe. ……Author Unknown

Nothing can allay the rage of a biting Envy. …..Claudianus

Envy lurks at the bottom of the human heart;
Like a viper in its hole. ……Honore de Balzac

The praise of the Envious is far less creditable than its censure;
It praises only that which it can surpass,
But that which surpasses it, is censured. …..Charles Caleb Colton

Envy feeds on the living.
It ceases when they are dead. ……Publius Ovidius

It is better to be Envied, than pitied. .........Herodotus

EFFORT

Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment,
Full effort is full victory. …..Mohandas Gandhi

A winning effort begins with preparation. ……. Joe Gibbs

Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit. …… Napoleon Hill

Things which do not require effort of some sort are seldom worth having. …..Ivor Novello

The results you achieve will be in direct proportion to the effort you apply. …… Denis Waitley

If you can't excel with talent, then triumph with effort. ......Dave Weinbaum

A winning effort begins with preparation. ……. Joe Gibbs

Success is always ninety percent effort and ten percent inspiration. …..Author Unknown

The mode by which the inevitable comes to pass, is Effort. …….. Oliver Wendell Holmes

Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit. …… Napoleon Hill

Things which do not require Effort of some sort are seldom worth having. …..Ivor Novello

The Results you achieve will be in direct proportion to the Effort you apply. …… Denis Waitley

AMBITION

Ambition breaks the ties of blood,
and forgets the obligations of gratitude. ……. Sallust

Most people would succeed in small things
if they were not troubled with great Ambitions. ……Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Ambition is pitiless. Any merit that it cannot use it finds despicable. …….Joseph Joubert

Ambition is so powerful a passion in the human breast,
That however high we reach we are never satisfied. …….Niccolo Machiavelli

Beware Ambition; heaven is not reached with pride,
but with submission. …….Thomas Middleton

Ambition, like a torrent, never looks back …….Ben Johnson

Without Ambition one starts nothing.
Without work one finishes nothing.
The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it. …….Ralph Waldo Emerson

For where you have envy and selfish Ambition,
there you find disorder and every evil practice ……James 3:14

Ambition is the germ from which;
All growth of nobleness proceeds. ……Ralph Waldo Emmerson

Great Ambition is the passion of a great character.
Those endowed with it may perform very good or very bad acts.
All depends on the principals which direct them. …….Napoleon Bonaparte

Ambition breaks the ties of blood,
and forgets the obligation of gratitude. ……Sir Walter Scott

Most people would succeed in small things;
If they were not troubled with great Ambitions. ……Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Ambition is an idol, on whose wings great minds are carried only to extreme;
to be sublimely great or to be nothing. ……..Robert Southey

To be Ambitious of true honor, of the true glory and perfectionof our natures, is the very principle and incentive of virtue. …..Sir Philip Sidney

Though Ambition in itself is a vice, it often is also the parent of virtue. ……Edgar Quinet

Do not despise the bottom rungs in the ascent to greatness. ……Publilius Syrus

Though Ambition itself be a vice,
yet it is often times the cause of virtues. …….. Quintilian

GOODWILL

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Peace on earth; Goodwill to all men! ……Luke 2:14

Someone must risk returning injury with kindness,
Or hostility will never turn to Goodwill. ......Lao Tzu

Nothing that I can do will change the structure of the universe.
But maybe, by raising my voice I can help the greatest of all causes: Goodwill among men on earth ......Albert Einstein


When you extend your Goodwill in every direction, regardless of circumstances,
You begin see that we are all one. ......Lao Tzu

Goodwill is the one and only asset,
that competition cannot undersell or destroy. ……. Marshall Field

Goodwill is earned by many acts; it can be lost by one. ……. Duncan Stuart

He who seeks good, finds Goodwill;
But Evil comes to him who searches for it. ……Proverbs 11:27

The smallest Good deed is greater than
the greatest good intention. …..Author Unknown

There is no limit to the Good a person can do,
If he does not care who gets the credit. ……Author Unknown

He who wishes to secure the Good of others
has already secured his own. ……Confucius

When you look for the Good in others,
you discover the best in yourself. ……Martin Walsh

No government is safe unless fortified by Goodwill. ……Cornelius Nepos

FAITH

Faith is to believe what you do not see.
The reward of this faith is to see what you believe. .…...St. Augustine

Be faithful in small things because,
It is in them that your strength lies. ……..Mother Teresa

Faith is a passionate intuition. ..…..William Wordsworth

Faith is taking the first step;
even when you don't see the whole staircase. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Faith is not belief. Belief is passive. Faith is active. ……..Edith Hamilton

Without faith, nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible. ..….Mary M. Bethune

I do not pray for success; I ask for faithfulness. …..Mother Teresa

Faith is to believe what you do not see;
The reward of Faith is to see what you believe. Saint Augustine

Faith is believing;
-Even when it is beyond the power of reason to believe. ……Voltaire

A Faith that cannot survive a collision with the truth,
is not worth many regrets. ……Arthur C. Clarke

Faith makes things possible; -Not easy. ….Author Unknown

It’s lack of Faith that makes afraid of meeting challenges. …..Muhammed Ali

Duty cannot exist without Faith. …..Benjamin Disraeli

Your Faith is what you believe; -Not what you know. ……Mark Twain

GENIUS

One is not born a genius, one becomes a genius. ……..Simone de Beauvoir

This is the nature of genius, to be able to grasp the knowable
even when no one else recognizes that it is present. …….Deepak Chopra

A genius is one who shoots at something no one else can see - and hits it. ……Author Unknown

Genius does what it must, and talent does what it can. ……. Robert Bulwer-Lytton

Men of genius are meteors destined to burn themselves out in lighting up their age……Napoleon Bonaparte,

To do easily what is difficult for others is the mark of talent.
To do what is impossible for talent is the mark of genius. ……..Henri Frederic Amiel

Talent is what you possess; genius is what possesses you. ……..Malcolm Cowley

The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age,
which mean never losing your enthusiasm. .….Aldous Huxley

Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. …… Thomas A. Edison

Genius is eternal patience. ……..Michelangelo

One of the strongest characteristics of Genius,
is the power of lighting its own fire ………John W. Foster

No great genius has ever existed
Without some touch of madness …….Aristotle

We owe science to the combined energies of individual men of Genius,
Rather than to any tendency to progress, inherent in civilization. …..Chauncey Wright

Genius may have its limitations,
but Stupidity is not thus handicapped. …….Elbert Hubbard

Thousands of geniuses live and die undiscovered;
Either by themselves, or by others. ……..Mark Twain

Intellectuals solve problems, Geniuses prevent them. ……Albert Einstein

Genius is knowing to stay silent, as other demonstrate their ignorance. ….Eric Lau

Genius is a form of sustained patience. ……Donald Murray

Genius is the ability to reduce the complicated to the simple. ……C. W. Ceran

Genius without education is like silver in the mine. …….Benjamin Franklin.

God gives talent;
Work transforms talent into Genius. ……Anna Pavlova

Genius is not so much about new ideas;
as it is about clarity of ideas. …..Kevin Solway

Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience. ……George-Louis de Buffon

I've never met a genius.A genius to me is someone who does well at something he hates.Anybody can do well at something he loves,
-- it's just a question of finding the subject. …..Clint Eastwood

Genius is talent provided with ideals. W. Somerset Maugham

Genius is devine perseverance.
Genius I cannot claim, but perseverance, all can have. ……Woodrow T. Wilson

Genius, like a thunderstorm, comes up against the wind …….Soren Kierkgaard

Genius, like humanity, rusts for want of use. ……William Hazlitt

CONFIDENCE

Confidence comes not from always being right, but from not fearing to be wrong. ……. Peter T. McIntyre

One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation. ……..Arthur Robert Ashe

Your chances of success in any undertaking, Can always be measured by your confidence in yourself. ……… Robert Collier

Who has confidence in himself, Will gain the confidence of others ……..Leib Lazaro

Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence ……..Vince Lombardi

If you have no confidence in yourself, you are twice defeated in the race of life.

With confidence, you have won even before you have started. ………..Marcus Garvey

Nobody can prevent you from choosing to be Confident. ………Mark Sanborn

Confidence comes not from always being right;
But from not fearing to be wrong. ……Peter T. McIntyre

They are the weakest, however strong, Who have no Confidence in themselves or their own powers. …….Christian Bovee

Be Confident, for the stars are of the same stuff as you. ……Nicholai Velimirovic

You can determine how confident people are; By listening to what they don't say about themselves. …….Brian G. Jett

Confidence thrives on Honesty, on Honor and on the Sacredness of Obligations…..FDR

Confidence is a very fragile thing ……Joe Momtana

The man who has Confidence in himself, gains the Confidence of others. Hasidic Saying

Confidence awakens confidence. …….Friedrich Von Sachsen

Skill and confidence are an unconquered army. ……..George Herbert

If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life.
With confidence, you have won even before you have started. …Marcos Tullius Cicero

FORGIVENESS

When you forgive, you in no way change the past,
but you sure do change the future. ……Bernard Meltzer

Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it. ……Mark Twain

The weak can never forgive.
Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. …….Mohandas Gandhi

Forgive all who have offended you, not for them, but for yourself. …….Harriet Nelson

He who cannot forgive breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass. ……..George Herbert
Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much. ………Oscar Wilde

And be kind-hearted to one another, forgiving each other;
Even as God in Christ has forgiven you. …….Ephesians 4:32

The stupid neither forgive nor forget;
the naïve forgive and forget;
the wise forgive but do not forget. …..Thomas Szasz

It takes a strong person to say sorry,
and an ever stronger person to forgive. …..Author Unknown

To forgive is to set a prisoner free,
and discover the prisoner was you. ........Author Unknown nd oner you. ..Author
To forgive is the highest, most beautiful form of love …….Robert Muller
To forgive is to set a prisoner free;
and discover that the prisoner was you. ….Lewis B. Smedes

Forgiveness is not an occasional act, It is a permanent attitude. ……Martin Luther King, Jr,


And when you stand praying, If you hold anything against anyone,
Forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.
……Mark 11:25-26

Pray you now, Forget and Forgive. ……. William Shakespeare

Forgive many things in others, but nothing in yourself. ….Ausonius

Anger makes you smaller;
While Forgiving forces you to grow beyond what you were. ….Cherie Carter-Scott

Forgiveness is almost a selfish act because of the immense
benefits to the one who forgives. ….Lawana Blackwell

Be kind and compassionate to one another, Forgive each other;
Just as in Christ, God forgave you. ……Ephesians 4.32

Never does the human soul appear so strong as when it foregoes revenge, and dares forgive an injury. ……. H. Chapin

He who Forgives, and is reconciled unto his enemy, shall receive his reward from God. …….Holy Koran

Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future. …..Paul Boese
Without forgiveness, life is governed by
an endless cycle of resentment and retaliation. ……..Roberto Assagioli