The Treasury of Quotes

Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else’s hands, but not you.

But it’s my mountain. I will climb it. You will soon see me waving from the top or dead on the side from trying.

Some things you have to do every day. Eating seven apples on Saturday night instead of one a day just isn’t going to get the job done.

Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day; while failure is simply a few errors in judgment, repeated every day. It is the accumulative weight of our disciplines and our judgments that leads us to either fortune or failure.

I used to say, “I sure hope things will change.” Then I learned that the only way things are going to change for me is when I change.

Don’t say, “If I could, I would.” Say, “If I can, I will.”

If you don’t like how things are, change it! You’re not a tree.

You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight.

Learn to express, not impress.

Effective communication is 20% what you know and 80% how you feel about what you know.

Pay attention. Don’t just stagger through the day.

There is plenty of time to argue with new ideas later. The key is to take careful notes first and debate second.

Always be willing to look at both sides of the argument. Understanding the other side is the best way to strengthen your own.

Motivation alone is not enough. If you have an idiot and you motivate him, now you have a motivated idiot.

Without a sense of urgency, desire loses its value.
Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishments.

We must all suffer from one of two pains: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The difference is discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tons.

Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.

We must learn to apply all that we know so that we can attract all that we want.

One of the greatest gifts you can give to anyone is the gift of your attention.

Profits are better than wages. Wages make you a living; profits make you a fortune.

Showing a profit means touching something and leaving it better than you found it.

It’s easy to carry the past as a burden instead of a school. It’s easy to let it overwhelm you instead of educate you.

Failure is not a single, cataclysmic event. You don’t fail overnight. Instead, failure is a few errors in judgment repeated every day.

Develop a childlike fascination with life and people.

You cannot take the mild approach to the weeds in your garden. You’ve got to hate weeds enough to kill them. Weeds are not something you handle; weeds are something you devastate.

Rich people invest their money and spend what’s left. Poor people spend their money and invest what’s left.

Somebody says, “Well, I can’t be concerned about other people. About the best I can do is to take care of myself.” Well, then you will always be poor.

Don’t set your goals too low. If you don’t need much, you won’t become much.

We all have two choices: We can make a living or we can design a life.

The major reason for setting a goal is for what if makes of you to accomplish it. What it makes of you will always be the far greater value than what you get.

The ultimate reason for setting goals is to entice you to become the person it takes to achieve them.

How sad to see a father with money and no joy. The man studied economics, but never studied happiness.

Happiness is the art of learning how to get joy from your
substance.

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

If you wish to find, you must search. Rarely does a good idea interrupt you.

Ignorance is not bliss. Ignorance is poverty. Ignorance is devastation. Ignorance is tragedy. And ignorance is illness. It all stems from ignorance.

What you don’t know will hurt you.

You must constantly ask yourself these questions: who am I around? What are they doing to me? What have they got me reading? What have they got me saying? Where do they gave me going? What do they have me thinking? And most important, what do they have me becoming? Then ask yourself the big question: Is that okay?

We must learn to help those who deserve it, not just those who need it. Life responds to deserve, not need.

Income seldom exceeds personal development.

What you become directly influences what you get.

We can have more than we’ve got because we can become more than we are.

If you want to amend your errors, you must begin by amending your philosophy.

It is not what happens that determines the major part of your future. What happens, happens to us all. It is what you do about what happens that counts.

Walk away from the 97% crowd. Don’t use their excuses. Take charge of your own life.

Forget about the thief waiting in the alley; what about the thief in your mind?

I find it fascinating that most people plan their vacations with better care than they plan their lives. Perhaps that is because escape is easier than change.

If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll gall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they may have planned for you? Not much.

Life, in all its uniqueness, would not be life without the negatives and the positives. That is why it is important to be a serious student of both.

Life is part positive and part negative. Suppose you went to hear a symphony orchestra and all they played were little, happy, high notes? Would you leave soon? Let me hear the rumble of the bass, the crash of the cymbals, and the minor keys.

It only takes one lie to taint your entire testimony.

The greatest form of maturity is at harvest time. That is when we must learn how to reap without complaint if the amounts are small and how to reap without apology if the amounts are big.

Don’t wish it was easier; wish you were better. Don’t wish for less problems; wish for more skills. Don’t wish for less challenges; wish for more wisdom.

You must either modify your dreams or magnify your skills.
Most people are just trying to get through the day. Sophisticated people learn how to get from the day.

You must get good at one of two things; sowing in the spring or begging in the fall.
Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else’s hands, but not you.

But it’s my mountain. I will climb it. You will soon see me waving from the top or dead on the side from trying.

Some things you have to do every day. Eating seven apples on Saturday night instead of one a day just isn’t going to get the job done.

Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day; while failure is simply a few errors in judgment, repeated every day. It is the accumulative weight of our disciplines and our judgments that leads us to either fortune or failure.

I used to say, “I sure hope things will change.” Then I learned that the only way things are going to change for me is when I change.

Don’t say, “If I could, I would.” Say, “If I can, I will.”

If you don’t like how things are, change it! You’re not a tree.

You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight.

Learn to express, not impress.

Effective communication is 20% what you know and 80% how you feel about what you know.

Pay attention. Don’t just stagger through the day.

There is plenty of time to argue with new ideas later. The key is to take careful notes first and debate second.

Always be willing to look at both sides of the argument. Understanding the other side is the best way to strengthen your own.

Motivation alone is not enough. If you have an idiot and you motivate him, now you have a motivated idiot.

Without a sense of urgency, desire loses its value.
Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishments.

We must all suffer from one of two pains: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The difference is discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tons.

Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.

We must learn to apply all that we know so that we can attract all that we want.

One of the greatest gifts you can give to anyone is the gift of your attention.

Profits are better than wages. Wages make you a living; profits make you a fortune.

Showing a profit means touching something and leaving it better than you found it.

It’s easy to carry the past as a burden instead of a school. It’s easy to let it overwhelm you instead of educate you.

Failure is not a single, cataclysmic event. You don’t fail overnight. Instead, failure is a few errors in judgment repeated every day.

Develop a childlike fascination with life and people.

You cannot take the mild approach to the weeds in your garden. You’ve got to hate weeds enough to kill them. Weeds are not something you handle; weeds are something you devastate.

Rich people invest their money and spend what’s left. Poor people spend their money and invest what’s left.

Somebody says, “Well, I can’t be concerned about other people. About the best I can do is to take care of myself.” Well, then you will always be poor.

Don’t set your goals too low. If you don’t need much, you won’t become much.

We all have two choices: We can make a living or we can design a life.

The major reason for setting a goal is for what if makes of you to accomplish it. What it makes of you will always be the far greater value than what you get.

The ultimate reason for setting goals is to entice you to become the person it takes to achieve them.

How sad to see a father with money and no joy. The man studied economics, but never studied happiness.

Happiness is the art of learning how to get joy from your
substance.

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

If you wish to find, you must search. Rarely does a good idea interrupt you.

Ignorance is not bliss. Ignorance is poverty. Ignorance is devastation. Ignorance is tragedy. And ignorance is illness. It all stems from ignorance.

What you don’t know will hurt you.

You must constantly ask yourself these questions: who am I around? What are they doing to me? What have they got me reading? What have they got me saying? Where do they gave me going? What do they have me thinking? And most important, what do they have me becoming? Then ask yourself the big question: Is that okay?

We must learn to help those who deserve it, not just those who need it. Life responds to deserve, not need.

Income seldom exceeds personal development.

What you become directly influences what you get.

We can have more than we’ve got because we can become more than we are.

If you want to amend your errors, you must begin by amending your philosophy.

It is not what happens that determines the major part of your future. What happens, happens to us all. It is what you do about what happens that counts.

Walk away from the 97% crowd. Don’t use their excuses. Take charge of your own life.

Forget about the thief waiting in the alley; what about the thief in your mind?

I find it fascinating that most people plan their vacations with better care than they plan their lives. Perhaps that is because escape is easier than change.

If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll gall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they may have planned for you? Not much.

Life, in all its uniqueness, would not be life without the negatives and the positives. That is why it is important to be a serious student of both.

Life is part positive and part negative. Suppose you went to hear a symphony orchestra and all they played were little, happy, high notes? Would you leave soon? Let me hear the rumble of the bass, the crash of the cymbals, and the minor keys.

It only takes one lie to taint your entire testimony.

The greatest form of maturity is at harvest time. That is when we must learn how to reap without complaint if the amounts are small and how to reap without apology if the amounts are big.

Don’t wish it was easier; wish you were better. Don’t wish for less problems; wish for more skills. Don’t wish for less challenges; wish for more wisdom.

You must either modify your dreams or magnify your skills.
Most people are just trying to get through the day. Sophisticated people learn how to get from the day.

You must get good at one of two things; sowing in the spring or begging in the fall.

Success lies in the opposite direction of the normal pull.
Time is more valuable than money. You can get more money, but you cannot get more time.

Never begin the day until it is finished on paper.

Don’t mistake movement for achievement. It’s easy to get faked out by being busy. The question is: Busy doing what?

Six thousand years of recorded history reads like this: opportunity mixed with difficulty. It isn’t going to change. “So,” you ask, “how will my life change?” When you change!
Success lies in the opposite direction of the normal pull.
Time is more valuable than money. You can get more money, but you cannot get more time.

Never begin the day until it is finished on paper.

Don’t mistake movement for achievement. It’s easy to get faked out by being busy. The question is: Busy doing what?

Six thousand years of recorded history reads like this: opportunity mixed with difficulty. It isn’t going to change. “So,” you ask, “how will my life change?” When you change!

Source: "The Treasury of Quotes" By Jim Rohn