Powerful Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old powerful quotes, powerful sayings, and powerful proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

The greatest mistake you can ever make in life is to be continually fearing that you will make one. Ellen Hubbard
Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid. Albert Einstein
Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others. Cicero
I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion. Muhammad Ali
Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself. William Faulkner
Be not afraid of greatness; some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them. William Shakespeare
You must expect great things of yourself before you can do them. Michael Jordan
There is no man living that can not do more than he thinks he can. Henry Ford
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. Confucius
The quieter you become, the more you can hear. Ram Dass
A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing. George Bernhard Shaw
Never interfere with your enemy when he is making a mistake. Napoleon Bonaparte
The reason why we struggle with insecurity is because we compare our behind the scenes with everyone else's highlight reel. Stephen Furtick
Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity. Henry Van Dyke
Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later. Og Mandino
Courage isn't having the strength to go on – it is going on when you don't have strength. Napoleon Bonaparte
Change the way you look at things and the things you look at will change. Wayne Dyer
True success is overcoming the fear of being unsuccessful. Paul Sweeney
Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently Henry Ford
Kindness is a language that the deaf can hear and the blind can see. Mark Twain