Words of wisdom

The quote above, is a piece of learning in itself.

History and the wise ones before us (or those who walk the planet with us), can teach so much. Wisdom always has that timeless quality. We now collect "wisdom" and promote it's teachings in the form of quotes, sayings etc - we use them in our lives, personally & professionally as second nature. I think that's a great thing to do and a sprinkling of quotes here on Linked In, in meetings or social media can be a very cool thing, whether it acts as inspiration or just stops and makes you ponder for a moment.

I collected a few together, with a view to them being the basis FOR contemplation or motivation, because the world will always need that.

So help yourselves!

“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.” - Albert Einstein.

 “A man only learns in two ways, one by reading, and the other by association with smarter people.” - Will Rogers.

 “Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal.” - Martin Luther King, Jr.

“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.” - William James.

“When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world.” - George Washington Carver.

“History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.” - Winston Churchill.

“Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man’s desire to understand.” - Neil Armstrong.

“It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.” - Leonardo da Vinci.

“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” - T. S. Eliot.

“The secret to life is meaningless unless you discover it yourself.” - W. Somerset Maugham.

“If we all did the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves.” - Thomas Edison.

 “The soul is stronger than its surroundings.” - William James.

“There is nothing brilliant nor outstanding in my record, except perhaps this one thing: I do the things that I believe ought to be done… And when I wake up my mind to do a thing, I act.” - Theodore Roosevelt.

“The final forming of a person’s character lies in their own hands.” - Anne Frank.

“We meet no ordinary people in our lives.” - C.S. Lewis.

“I believe every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don’t intend to waste any of mine.” - Neil Armstrong.

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” – Aristotle.

“Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.” - Eleanor Roosevelt.

At the end of the day, it's all about perception...