Quotes About Self-improvement

Patience is the chiefest fruit of study; a man that strives to make himself different from other men by much reading gains this chiefest good, that in all fortunes he hath something to entertain and comfort himself withal.

And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good.

The duty of man is the same in respect to his own nature as in respect to the nature of all other things, namely not to follow it but to amend it.

In the absence of a perfect universal mentor, books and other texts are the best and cheapest stand-ins, always available to those who know where to look. Watching details of an assembly line or a local election unfold isn't very educational unless you have been led in careful ways to analyze the experience. Reading is the skeleton key for all who lack a personal tutor of quality.

No one can really honestly be the very best, no one.

Never try to be better than someone else. Learn from others, and try to be the best you can be. Success is the by-product of that preparation.

Self-pity and a sense of high tragedy are going to build nothing at all. So we had better throw them out at once, for it is builders that we must become.

Happiness must be cultivated. It is like character. It is not a thing to be safely let alone for a moment, or it will run to weeds.

I really would like to catapult myself back there in time and kick my own teeth in.)

In trust and wisdom you can be as far superior to anyone as you dare make yourself.

I enjoy growing older and wiser and learning from my mistakes every single day.

You stop waiting anxiously for the phone to ring—because you're too busy living and pursuing your goals whether he calls or not.

We spend January 1 walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives... not looking for flaws, but for potential.

We spend January 1st walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives...not looking for flaws, but for potential.

I need to work on developing a new, less irritable personality. though I suspect that an empty nest would be at least a partial cure, today I resorted to substance abuse.

But if I can't change the past, she thought, I can change the future, at least my own future. And if being strong was what it took, then she would learn to be strong.

When we lose the centrality of the cross, Christianity morphs into a religion of self-improvement and becomes about us, about our accomplishments, and about getting our act together.

Anyone who challenges himself/herself often is more likely to get over any difficulty. So, do challenge yourself as often as you can.

Blaming yourself or others for what went wrong is a waste of time and energy. So, if you think you have done anything or anyone wrong. Just go ahead and fix it up or correct it or rather correct yourself in order not to repeat it again. -Emeasoba George

Do you long to grow stronger and never weaker? If yes, then dare to challenge yourself daily. Because the more you challenge yourself, the more fit/strong you will become to withstand any test of time. Yes! you heard me right. So, dare to challenge yourself all-round and at all times.

Do you often feel depressed or frustrated? If yes, then listen up, you are deficient of inspirations and motivations. Yes! that's why you do feel depressed or frustrated. Thus, dare to boost your faith/hope daily with motivations and inspirations.

Epitomize yourself i.e. strive to be a typical and perfect example of who long to be. In other words, endeavour to do your best in order to become the best that you can be. Take Note: you can epitomize your own self and then become the best that you can be through passion, vision, aspiration, courage, originality, uniqueness, hardwork and persistence. ~Emeasoba George

Exorcize regrets/worries of any kind from your mind i.e. completely eraze out of your mind regrets/worries over your past life/mistakes/failures/disappointments. Because, it doesn't pay to regret/worry over and over again. Yes you heard me right, doing just that, will only cause you more harm than good. Nevertheless, that's worth adopting isn't it?

Mediocrity, inferiority complex and low self-esteem are the causes of self-doubt (lack of confidence in your own self or in your own ability). Yes! that is just the causes. So, desist from all of the above. - Emeasoba George