Quotes About Self-improvement

Education is mostly about institutions and getting tickets stamped; learning is what we do for ourselves.

it is incident most to them that are conscious of the fewest abilities in themselves who are forced to keep themselves in their own favor by observing the imperfections of other men. And therefore much laughter at the defects of others is a sign of pusillanimity. For of great minds, one of the proper works is to help and free others from scorn, and compare themselves only with the most able.

set of daily, weekly, monthly, annual, and lifetime goals

Porque quien tiene confianza en sí mismo practica lo más difícil para estar mejor preparado en lo fácil

Discipline is most important, and without it no serious meditation will ever be possible. But it should be one's own discipline, not a routine mechanically imposed from the outside.

The problem in narcissism is not the high ideals and ambitions, it's the difficulty one encounters when trying to give them body.

What makes life worth living is being actively engaged in becoming the finest, most delicious human being you can possibly be in this lifetime.

Anthropos. That's a Greek word. It means to become the best human you can be.

When I would begin to apologize for my spotty education, stating that I often felt that my passionate, haphazard reading has given me some of the faults of the autodidact, he would speak up and praise my "native intelligence." Those were healing words for me to hear...

If one knocks oneself out of one's routine—and in so doing knocks others gently out of theirs—then one can now and again create these momentary opportunities to be better than one is.

When people hurt you over and over, think of them like sandpaper. They may scratch and hurt you a bit, but in the end, you end up polished and they end up useless. - Chris Colfer

When people hurt you over and over, think of them like sandpaper. They may scratch and hurt you a bit, but in the end, you end up polished and they end up useless.

When people hurt you over and over, think of them like sandpaper. They may scratch and hurt you a bit, but in the end, you end up polished and they end up useless. - Chris Colfer Talent

When you miss a shot, never think of what you did wrong. Take the next shot thinking of what you must do right.

People always ask me, 'What is it that you regret?' And I say, 'nothing, because I could not buy what I've learned.' And I apply those things to my life I learn. And hopefully, hopefully it helps me to be a better human in the future and make better choices.

I compare myself with my former self, not with others. Not only that, I tend to compare my current self with the best I have been, which is when I have been midly manic. When I am my present "normal" self, I am far removed from when I have been my liveliest, most productive, most intense, most outgoing and effervescent. In short, for myself, I am a hard act to follow.

Katsuya J?nouchi: If I take that card [the Red-Eyes Black Dragon]...I feel like I'll just get farther from being the true duelist I'm trying to become. That Red-Eyes Black Dragon means more to me than any card in the world. It's been my fighting partner for ages! But I've leaned on it for too long! If I accept that card, I won't grow as a fighter! Not just that...The way I am right now...the card won't want me to have it!

If you are under the impression you have already perfected yourself, you will never rise to the heights you are no doubt capable of.

The world bursts at the seams with people ready to tell you you're not good enough. On occasion, some may be correct. But do not do their work for them. Seek any job; ask anyone out; pursue any goal. Don't take it personally when they say 'no' — they may not be smart enough to say 'yes.

The trick is to recognize the flaw in yourself and work to correct it.

Why don't more people set goals? In general, psychologists point to seven reasons: They have not yet accepted personal responsibility for their lives. Many

All life includes loss. It's taken me many, many years to learn to deal with that, and I don't expect I'll ever be fully resigned to it. But that doesn't mean we have to turn away from the world, or stop striving for the best that we can do and be. We owe that much to ourselves, at least, and we deserve whatever measure of good may come of it.

You are not responsible for the programming you picked up in childhood. However, as an adult, you are one hundred percent responsible for fixing it.

If you want to change the world," he said, "who do you begin with, yourself or others? I believe if we begin with ourselves and do the things that we need to do and become the best person we can be, we have a much better chance of changing the world for the better.