We find comfort among those who agree with us - growth among those who don't.
The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world's problems.
When life does not go our way or we inadvertently make a mistake, it is so easy to make excuses, place blame on others, or argue that circumstances were against us. But we only progress in life to the extent that we take responsibility for our actions and attitudes, and put forth the initiative necessary to create our own circumstances.
Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.
Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.
Those who seek a better life must first become a better person.
Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.
In oneself lies the whole world and if you know how to look and learn, the door is there and the key is in your hand. Nobody on earth can give you either the key or the door to open, except yourself.
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.
What you dislike in another take care to correct in yourself.
All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever the flower would grow in thought and mind.
Discontent is the source of all trouble,but also of all progress, in individuals and nations.
Self-improvement is the name of the game, and your primary objective is to strengthen yourself, not to destroy an opponent.
You'll see it when you believe it.
If you truly want to become a better you, it is imperative that you learn to feel good about yourself.
The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice.
I gazed at every mirror on the planet, not one gave back my reflection.
Failure is not a single, cataclysmic event. You don't fail overnight. Instead, failure is a few errors in judgement, repeated every day.
If you make friends with yourself you will never be alone.
If you wish to achieve worthwhile things in your personal and career life, you must become a worthwhile person in your own self-development.
So, I think the output of our innovation is great. We have a culture of self-improvement. I know we can continue to improve. There is no issue. But at the same time, our absolute level of output is fantastic.
We work on ourselves in order to help others, but also we help others in order to work on ourselves.
He was always smoothing and polishing himself, and in the end he became blunt before he was sharp.
He who asks of life nothing but the improvement of his own nature... is less liable than anyone else to miss and waste life.
How ridiculous not to flee from one's own wickedness, which is possible, yet endeavor to flee from another's which is not.
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