Greatest Quotes From History For Motivation

Marcus Aurelius

“You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.”

Marcus Aurelius

“When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive-to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.”

Chanakya

“A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and honest people are screwed first.”

Chanakya

“Books are as useful to a stupid person as a mirror is useful to a blind person.”

Epictetus

“He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.”

Epictetus

“Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.”

Seneca

“It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.”

Swami Vivekananda

“Arise, awake, stop not till the goal is reached.”

Epicurus

“Death does not concern us, because as long as we exist, death is not here. And when it does come, we no longer exist.”

Aesop

“The desire for imaginary benefits often involves the loss of present blessings.”