Quotes About Growth

A closed mind is like a closed book just a block of wood.

A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor a man perfected without trials.

Be not afraid of going slowly; be only afraid of standing still.

Climb mountains to see lowlands.

Do not fear going forward slowly; fear only to stand still.

Enough shovels of earth ..........................a mountain. Enough pails of water ...............................a river.

Fall down seven times, get up eight. Japanese Proverb

Limitations are but boundaries in our minds

Raise your sail one foot and you get ten feet of wind.

Teachers open the door. You enter by yourself.

The gem cannot be polished without friction, not a man perfected without trials.

The man who does not learn is dark, like one walking in the night.

Those who do not read are no better off than those who cannot.

Experience is a comb which nature gives to men when they are bald

Rotten wood cannot be carved

Who is not satisfied with himself will grow; who is not sure of his own correctness will learn many things.

It is a pity the spirit does not grow old too.

Mutluluk,yaz ya?muruna benzemez. Umulmad?k anda birden bire bo?anmaz insan?n tepesinden. Azar azar gelir. ?nsan?n hayata ve çevresine kar?? davran??lar? getirir mutlulu?u, Azar azar birike birike. Gerçek mutluluk böyle do?ar.

Tâm h?n tr? th? trong con ng??i nh? cái m?m trong h?t, không có m?m thì h?t không bao gi? m?c lên ???c. Và b?t k? nh?ng gì ?ang ch? ??i chúng ta ? trên ??i, s? th?t v?n ??i ??i b?t di?t, ch?ng nào con ng??i ta còn sinh ra và m?t ?i... (Con tàu tr?ng)

Our negative life situations are essential elements for us to fulfill our intended destiny. However, unless we possess the power of endurance to live through the dark of the night, we will not see the glory of daybreak.

Challenge your limitations for the pure joy of challenge.

This is not a feel-good book. (But I am confident you will feel good after reading it.) It is not a motivational book. (But I promise you will be motivated once you are done.)

You cannot plant greatness as you plant yams or maize. Who ever planted an iroko tree--the greatest tree in the forest? You may collect all the iroko seeds in the world, open the soil and put them there. It will be in vain. The great tree chooses where to grow and we find it there, so it is with the greatness in men.

The only thing we have learnt from experience is that we learn nothing from experience.