Quotes About Self-improvement

He is his own best friend and takes delight in privacy whereas the man of no virtue or ability is his own worst enemy and is afraid of solitude.

It is well to be up before daybreak, for such habits contribute to health, wealth, and wisdom.

He is best of all who of himself conceiveth all things;   Good again is he too who can adopt a good suggestion;   But whoso neither of himself conceiveth nor hearing from   another   Layeth it to heart;—he is a useless man.

No debemos, a pesar de no ser más que hombres, limitarnos, como quieren algunos, a los conocimientos y sentimientos puramente humanos: ni reducirnos, mortales como somos, a una condición mortal; es preciso, por lo contrario, que en cuanto de nosotros dependa nos desatemos de los lazos de la condición mortal, y hagamos lo posible por vivir conforme a lo mejor que hay en nosotros.

It is plain then that the wicked man cannot be in the position of a friend even towards himself, because he has in himself nothing which can excite the sentiment of Friendship. If then to be thus is exceedingly wretched it is a man's duty to flee from wickedness with all his might and to strive to be good, because thus may he be friends with himself and may come to be a friend to another.

Mountains are the means, the man is the end. The goal is not to reach the top of the mountains, but to improve the man.

Eventually, I sickened of people, myself included, who didn't think enough of themselves to make something of themselves—people who did only what they had to and never what they could have done. I learned from them the infected loneliness that comes at the end of every misspent day. I knew I could do better. —MARK TWIGHT, "I Hurt, Therefore I Am

Every man finds his limitations, Mr. Holmes, but at least it cures us of the weakness of self-satisfaction.

The work is its own reward

It is not possible, I frequently think, to walk down the street as fast as you can and kick yourself at the same time.

If only you'd want to study, you could make something of yourself. If not, what will become of you? Absolutely nothing. You'll be a dog-catcher.

Each of you is perfect the way you are ... and you can use a little improvement.

You can keep running and hiding and blaming the world for your problems, or you can stand up for yourself and decide to be somebody important.

All who seek to be nobler than their constitution permits succumb to neurosis; they would have been better in health if they had found it possible to be morally worse.

Recordemos que el hombre es trascendencia; lo que reclama, no lo reclama sino para superarlo.

I think that it is useless to fight directly against natural weaknesses. One has to fight oneself to act as though one did not have them in circumstances where a duty makes it imperative; and in the ordinary course of life one has to know these weaknesses, prudently take them into account, and strive to turn them to good purpose; for they are all capable of being put to some good purpose

P.S. If you have addictions, not only do they ruin your sixth sense, they ruin everything else as well. Keep in mind that as you reach for higher ground, it's necessary to leave the swamp. Before you can go one step further, you must be honest and admit you need help. Then get it. It's time.)

If your barking dog is trying to control things, recognize it as a failed attempt to make your life better, then take a deep breath or two, squeeze your buttocks really hard for five seconds, and relax your entire body with a loud, audible, "Ahhhh.

Challenge yourself. Try to shed an outgrown identity.

And the point is, it's something to aspire to, something to hope for. One day my life will match my Instagram posts. One day!

Kau baik untukku, Fixie.' Seakan-akan aku ini suatu diet jus atau serangkaian TEDtalk.

To err is common To all men, but the man who having erred Hugs not his errors, but repents and seeks The cure, is not a wastrel nor unwise.

Take full responsibility for your life, move forward in the direction of your dreams

I'm not known as a singer, but in life I like to do things that are a bit beyond my reach to keep myself from slipping.