Quotes for Growth

“Wisdom is knowing what to do next; Skill is knowing how to do it, and Virtue is doing it.”

“Do not be embarrassed by your mistakes. Nothing can teach us better than our understanding of them. This is one of the best ways of self-education.”

“All our knowledge begins with the senses, proceeds then to the understanding, and ends with reason. There is nothing higher than reason.”

“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved.”

“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.”

“It is better to take many small steps in the right direction than to make a great leap forward only to stumble backward.”

“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”

“Aim for success, not perfection. Never give up your right to be wrong, because then you will lose the ability to learn new things and move forward with your life.”

“If facts are the seeds that later produce knowledge and wisdom, then the emotions and the impressions of the senses are the fertile soil in which the seeds must grow.”

“He that never changes his opinions, never corrects his mistakes, and will never be wiser on the morrow than he is today.”

“Learn all you can from the mistakes of others. You won't have time to make them all yourself.”

“You cannot change anything in your life with intention alone, which can become a watered-down, occasional hope that you'll get to tomorrow. Intention without action is useless.”