Pursuing Truth, Goodness, and Beauty
In Meditations, Marcus Aurelius provides us with a very sobering view of one’s own significance. In a powerful way, he speaks to the need for each of us to seize the moment, live each day as if it’s our last, and appreciate the lightness of our being. Here are a few remarkable statements about time…
Thou canst pass thy life in an equable flow of happiness, if thou canst go by the right way, and think and act in the right way. These two things are common both to the soul of god and to the soul of every rational being, not to be hindered by another; and to hold…
The only reason for time is so that everything doesn’t happen at once. – Albert Einstein Time … thou ceaseless lackey to eternity. – William Shakespeare Time is what we want most, but… what we use worst. – Willaim Penn We all have our time machines. Some take us back, they’re called memories. Some take…
Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone. – Pablo Picasso Perhaps the worst sin in life is knowing right and not doing it. – Martin Luther King People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of their character. – Ralph Waldo…
Put it before them briefly so they will read it, clearly so they will appreciate it, picturesquely so they will remember it and, above all, accurately so they will be guided by its light. — Joseph Pulitzer Easy reading is damn hard writing. — Nathaniel Hawthorne Good writers define reality; bad ones merely restate it….
An apt quotation is as good as an original remark. – Proverb The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations. – Benjamin Disraeli I quote others only the better to express myself. – Michel de Montaigne I hate quotations, tell me what you know. – Ralph Waldo Emerson Every quotation…
The Seven Sages of Greece (c. 620 BC–550 BC) is the title given to seven ancient Greek philosophers, statesmen and law-makers who were internationally renowned in the following centuries for their wisdom. Traditionally, each of the seven sages represents an aspect of worldly wisdom which is summarized by an aphorism. Here are the wise…
The human race has had long experience and a fine tradition in surviving adversity. But we now face a task for which we have little experience, the task of surviving prosperity. – Alan Gregg The three horrors of modern life – talk without meaning, desire without love, work without satisfaction. – Mignon McLaughlin The secret…
“Think like a publisher, not a marketer.” – David Meerman Scott, Marketing Strategist “If content is king, then conversion is queen.” – John Munsell, CEO of Bizzuka “Focus on how to be social, not on how to do social.” – Jay Baer, Convince & Convert “Social marketing eliminates the middlemen, providing brands the unique opportunity…
Here are 25 of our most recent FAVs as tweeted @ByGeorgeJournal. We welcome you to join us on Twitter to receive daily #quotes that will #inspire & #motivate Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Make your dream your most habitual thought. –…
Marcus Aurelius (Marcus Aurelius Antoninius) was a Roman Emperor 161 – 180 AD. He is a world-renown Stoic and author of an ageless philosophical piece called “Meditations.” Here are 15 remarkable musings from the works of Marcus Aurelius. The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts. Waste no more time arguing…
Happiness is a choice not a response. Success is … more attitude than aptitude. Count your age by friends, count your life by smiles. Seek joy in what you give not in what you get. It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts. Talk less – say more. It’s better to be…
Well done! is better than, Well said! Action speaks louder than words but not nearly as often. Motivation is when your dreams put on work clothes. The greater part of progress is the desire to progress. For every person who climbs the ladder of success there are a dozen waiting for the elevator. An ego…
If you did not write every day, the poisons would accumulate and you would begin to die, or act crazy or both–you must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you. – Ray Bradbury Write. Start writing today. Start writing right now. Don’t write it right, just write it –and then make it right…
Here’s more Albert Einstein in the By George Journal: 10 Life Lessons The empowering wisdom of Albert Einstein
Business Insider magazine recently published a list of the “top 100 motivational quotes.” By George Journal has taken the liberty of presenting the “top 10” from that list. Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking. – William B. Sprague We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence,…
Some people stay longer in an hour than others can in a week. – William Dean Howells Don’t look now, but there’s one too many in this room and I think it’s you. – Groucho Marx Everyone has his day and some days last longer than others. – Winston Churchill I’ve had a perfectly wonderful…
This morning, the By George Journal has just tweeted its 2,500th message. One of our primary missions on Twitter has been to provide our followers with #life #quotes to #motivate & #inspire. We have shared many, sage sayings and insightful musings to help people through their days. To mark the 2,500th message, here are our last…