23 Quotes to Live Life By

Whether you’re a marketer who deals with advertising all day, or a stay at home parent who manages their family, you should have a set of morals and guidelines that dictate the way you go through life. Below, in no particular order, is a list of 23 quotes that I find value and wisdom in.

1.    “The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.” - Helen Keller

2.    “The man who has confidence in himself gains the confidence of others.” - Hasidic Proverb

3.    “What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

4.    “It's the job that's never started that takes longest to finish.” - J.R.R. Tolkien

5.    “Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” - Robert Brault

6.    “Giving up doesn't always mean you are weak.  Sometimes it means that you are strong enough to let go.”  -Author Unknown

7.    Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right.” - Henry Ford

8.    “Don’t go through life, grow through life.” - Eric Butterworth

9.    “Look at everything as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time.”  -Betty Smith

10.    “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” - Mark Twain

11.    “Consensus is not compromise; it is based on finding the sweet spot within healthy diversity” -@wisdomalive

12.    “Your time is limited, don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma, which is living the result of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinion drown your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition, they somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.” – Steve Jobs

13.    “I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me.” - Dudley Field Malone

14.    I haven’t failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” - Thomas Edison

15.    “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” -Maya Angelou

16.    “People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.” -Zig Ziglar

17.    “Always do right–this will gratify some and astonish the rest.” - Mark Twain

18.    “A ‘No’ uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a ‘Yes’ merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.” - Mohandas Gandhi

19.    “I believe that we are solely responsible for our choices, and we have to accept the consequences of every deed, word, and thought throughout our lifetime.” - Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

20.    Helping people help themselves is the most efficient & effective use of human resources, regardless of scale or culture.” -@wisdomalive

21.    “The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.” –Joy Golliver

22.    “If you concentrate on finding whatever is good in every situation, you will discover that your life will suddenly be filled with gratitude, a feeling that nurtures the soul.” -Rabbi Harold Kushner

Last, but not least, I of course have to include a scene from my beloved Lord of the Rings

23.    Frodo: “What are we holding onto, Sam?”
Sam: “That there’s some good in this world, Mr. Frodo… and it’s worth fighting for.”

Which of the above quotes do you find merit in? What are some of your favorite quotes to live life by?


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