Self-improvement Quotes

"The greatest achievement of humanity is not its works of art, science, or technology, but the recognition of its own dysfunction." "You cannot find yourself by going into the past. You can find yourself by coming into the present." "You do not become good by trying to be good, but by finding the goodness that is already within you." "Whenever something negative happens to you, there is a deep lesson concealed within it." "The past has no power to stop you from being present now. Only your grievance about the past can do that." "It is not uncommon for people to spend their whole life waiting to start living." "If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone. A man, sir, should keep his friendship in a constant repair." "Memory is the mother of all wisdom." "There is no greater harm than that of time wasted." "The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high, and we miss it, but that it is too low, and we reach it." "The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low and achieving our mark." "Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek." "If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome." "If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception; it is a prevailing attitude." "Always keep an open mind and a compassionate heart."