february 2010: inspirational quotes

wow! it's already 1st day of March. time flies so fast.

anyway, today i would like to share to you all the inspirational quotes that i've received for the whole month of February.

here they are:

In art the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can
inspire.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson~

Life is a gift of nature;
but beautiful living is the gift of wisdom.
~Greek Adage~

The goal of many leaders is to get people to think more
highly of the leader. The goal of a great leader is to help people to think
more highly of themselves.
~J. Carla Nortcutt~

Believe with all your heart that how you live your life makes a difference.
~Colin Beavan~

No act of kindness is ever wasted.
~Aesop~

The human voice can never reach the distance that is
covered by the still small voice of conscience.
~Mahatma Gandhi~

Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.
~Albert Einstein~

To be trusted is a greater compliment than to be loved.
~George MacDonald~

Money itself is just pieces of paper. What gives meaning to that paper is our thoughts, feelings, and stories.
~Agent Krafchin~

The greatest distance in the world is the 14 inches from our minds to our hearts.
~Agnes Baker Pilgrim~

When making your choice in life, do not neglect to live.
~Samuel Johnson~

To know the brain is equivalent to ascertaining the material course of thought and will, to discovering the intimate history of life in its perpetual duel with external forces.
~Santiago Ramón y Cajal~

Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product.
~Eleanor Roosevelt~

To know that you are a prisoner of your mind is the dawn of wisdom.
~Nisargadatta Maharaj~

We are all dependent on one another, every soul of us on earth.
~George Bernard Shaw~

Zero Rupee notes are valueless, but not worthless.
~Author Unknown~

The day will come when, after harnessing space, the winds, the tides and gravitation, we shall harness the energies of love. And on that day, for the second time in the history of the world, we shall have discovered fire.
~Pierre Tielhard de Chardin~

Since you cannot do good to all, you are to pay special attention to those who, by the
accidents of time, or place, or circumstances, are brought into closer connection with
you.
~Augustine of Hippo~

I prefer you to make mistakes in kindness than work miracles in unkindness.
~Mother Teresa~

True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar;
it comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring.
~Martin Luther King, Jr.~

Courage is grace under pressure.
~Ernest Hemingway~

The fragrance always stays in the hand that gives the rose.
~Heda Bejar~

Art is a kind of innate drive that seizes a human being and makes him its instrument. To perform this difficult office it is sometimes necessary for him to sacrifice happiness and everything that makes life worth living for the ordinary human being.
~Carl Jung~

We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.
~Cynthia Ozick~

The measure of a country's greatness should be based on how well it cares for its most vulnerable populations.
~Gandhi~

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the
potential to turn a life around.
~Leo Buscaglia~

Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise
you with their ingenuity.
~George Smith Patton~

If I had an hour to solve a problem and my life depended on the solution, I would spend the first 55 minutes determining the proper question to ask.
~Albert Einstein~

Happy Monday everyone!