#1506 Strong to live

Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth. ~Aesop

Character develops itself in the stream of life. ~Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Wealth stays with us a little moment if at all: only our characters are steadfast, not our gold. ~Euripides

Everyone tries to define this thing called Character. It's not hard. Character is doing what's right when nobody's looking. ~J.C. Watts

Reputation is what you have when you come to a new community; character is what you have when you go away. ~William Hersey Davis

Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

The law of the harvest is to reap more than you sow. Sow an act...reap a habit. Sow a habit ... reap a character. Sow a character ... reap a destiny. ~George D. Boardman

Quotes about character

- How would you describe your character?

#1505 Give it away

The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience. ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose. ~ Helen Keller

The purpose of life is to contribute in some way to making things better. ~ Robert F. Kennedy

The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away. ~ Pablo Picasso

Quotes about purpose in life

- What is your gift?
- In what ways can you give it away?
- What worthy purposes can you see for your life?

#1504 Your motivation

Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery.  And today?  Today is a gift.  That's why we call it the present.  ~ B. Olatunji

Look not mournfully into the past. It comes not back again. Wisely improve the present. It is thine. Go forth to meet the shadowy future, without fear. ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.  ~ Jim Rohn

The past, the present, and the future walked into a bar.  It was tense.  ~ unknown

The past is your lesson.  The present is your gift.  The future is your motivation.  ~ unknown

Quotes about past, present, and future.

- Which of the above quotes speaks to you?

#1503 The ultimate sophistication

For every minute spent in organizing, an hour is earned. ~ Benjamin Franklin

Good order is the foundation of all things. ~ Edmund Burke

Organize; don't agonize. ~ Nancy Pelosi

Organizing is what you do before you do something, so that when you do it, it is not all mixed up. ~ A.A. Milne

The Zen of Organizing philosophy refers to the creation of a calm, peace-filled, and joyous environment.  ~ Regina Leeds

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. ~ Leonardo DaVinci

Quotes about organizing

- How organized are you?
- Where is the next frontier for a little organizing?

#1502 Kindle a light

Man- a being in search of meaning.  ~ Plato

Every human being is a problem in search of a solution.  ~ Ashley Montagu

Man is the only animal for who his own existence is a problem which he has to solve.   ~ Erich Fromm

Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is.   ~ Albert Camus

As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.  ~Carl Jung

Quotes about humanity

- What meaning have you found for human existence?
- What light have you kindled?

#1501 Something imperfect

Perfection is the death of possibilities.  ~ Mary Kay Hamm

Perfection is highly overrated. Real learning and growth come with imperfection.  ~ Felicia Watlington

I’m careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence I can strive for; perfection is God’s business. ~ Michael J. Fox

The maxim ‘Nothing but perfection’ may be spelled ‘Paralysis.’  ~ Winston Churchill

Better to do something imperfectly than to do nothing flawlessly.  ~ Robert H. Schuller 

Quotes  about perfection

- For what could you strive imperfectly?

#1500 Between you and life

Clutter-clearing is modern day alchemy.   ~ Denise Linn

Bottom line is, if you do not use it or need it, it's clutter, and it needs to go.   ~Charisse Ward

Out of clutter, find simplicity. From discord, find harmony.   ~ Albert Einstein

Clutter is not just the stuff on your floor- it's anything that stands between you and the life you want to be living.   ~ Peter Walsh

When you have cleared all of your clutter, you can be of greater service to those around you.   ~Michael B. Kitson

Quotes about clutter

- What clutter could you clear in your life to help revitalize you?