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Confucius Quotes

Posted on June 28, 2011 by

Study the past, if you would divine the future. – Confucius Quotes

Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure. – Confucius Quotes

The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a rule, the very books we need most and neglect most. – Confucius Quotes

The cautious seldom err. – Confucius Quotes

The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools. – Confucius Quotes

The faults of a superior person are like the sun and moon. They have their faults, and everyone sees them; they change and everyone looks up to them. – Confucius Quotes

The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue. – Confucius Quotes

The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large. – Confucius Quotes

The object of the superior man is truth. – Confucius Quotes

The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home. – Confucius Quotes

The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action. – Confucius Quotes

The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has. – Confucius Quotes

The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions. – Confucius Quotes

The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest; success only comes later. – Confucius Quotes

The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort. – Confucius Quotes

The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell. – Confucius Quotes

The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential… these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence. – Confucius Quotes

There are three methods to gaining wisdom. The first is reflection, which is the highest. The second is limitation, which is the easiest. The third is experience, which is the bitterest. – Confucius Quotes

They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom. – Confucius Quotes

To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it. – Confucius Quotes

Motivational Career Change Quotes

Posted on March 25, 2011 by

Never work just for money or for power. They won’t save your soul or help you sleep at night. – Marian Wright Edelman

The best work never was and never will be done for money. – John Ruskin

My father always told me, ‘Find a job you love and you’ll never have to work a day in your life. – Jim Fox

For many people a job is more than an income – it’s an important part of who we are. So a career transition of any sort is one of the most unsettling experiences you can face in your life. – Paul Clitheroe

If you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work. – Kahlil Gibran

If you do not feel yourself growing in your work and your life broadening and deepening, if your task is not a perpetual tonic to you, you have not found your place. – Orison Swett Marden

A sobering thought: What if, at this very moment, I am living up to my full potential? – Jane Wagner

Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else. – James Matthew Barrie

Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything. – Napoleon Hill

It’s so hard when I have to, and so easy when I want to. – Annie Gottlier

Choose your love, love your choice. – Thomas S. Monson

What is it that you like doing? If you don’t like it, get out of it, because you’ll be lousy at it. – Lee Iacocca

In doing something, do it with love or never do it at all – Mahatma Ghandi

I honestly think it is better to be a failure at something you love than to be a success at something you hate. – George Burns

I’d rather attempt to do something great and fail than to attempt to do nothing and succeed. – Robert H. Schuller