"Doubtless criticism was originally benignant, pointing out the beauties of a work rather that its defects. The passions of men have made it malignant, as a bad heart of Procrustes turned the bed, the symbol of repose, into an instrument of torture. more Inspirational quotes"
"The heights by great men reached and kept were not attained by sudden flight, but they while their companions slept, were toiling upward in the night. more Inspirational quotes"
"Look not mournfully into the past. It comes not back again. Wisely improve the present. It is thine. Go forth to meet the shadowy future, without fear. more Inspirational quotes"
"Talk not of wasted affection, affection never was wasted, If it enrich not the heart of another, its waters returning Back to their springs, like the rain shall fill them full of refreshment; That which the fountain sends forth returns again to the fountain. more Inspirational quotes"
"?Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream! For the soul is dead that slumbers, and things are not what they seem. Life is real! Life is earnest! And the grave is not its goal; Dust thou art; to dust returnest, Was not spoken of the soul.? more Inspirational quotes"
"All the means of action - the shapeless masses - the materials - lie everywhere about us. What we need is the celestial fire to change the flint into the transparent crystal, bright and clear. That fire is genius. more Inspirational quotes"
"It is curious to note the old sea-margins of human thought. Each subsiding century reveals some new mystery; we build where monsters used to hide themselves. more Inspirational quotes"
"Look not mournfully into the Past. It comes not back again. Wisely improve the Present. In is thine. Go forth to meet the shadowy Future, without fear, and a manly heart. more Inspirational quotes"
"The shades of night were falling fast,As though an Alpine village passedA youth, who bore, 'mid snow and ice,A banner with the s more Inspirational quotes"
"Tell me not, in mournful numbers,Life is but an empty dreamFor the soul is dead that slumbers,and things are not what they seem. more Inspirational quotes"
"By prizing heartfulness above faultlessness, we may reap more from our effort because we're more likely to be changed by it. more Inspirational quotes"
"If we fall, we don't need self-recrimination or blame or anger - we need a reawakening of our intention and a willingness to rec more Inspirational quotes"
"Write something to suit yourself and many people will like it write something to suit everybody and scarcely anyone will care fo more Inspirational quotes"
