I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?” and whenever the answer has been “no” for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.
Category Archives: Quotes
Escape from the crush of circumstances
Today I escaped from the crush of circumstances, or better put, I threw them out, for the crush wasn’t from outside me but in my own assumptions.
~ Marcus Aurelius
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield
Tho’ much is taken, much abides; and tho’
We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
~ Alfred Lord Tennyson, from Ulysses
Key to success
I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.
Beauty and Strength
No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training … what a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which is body is capable.
~ Socrates
Give it a try
“It’s impossible,” said pride.
“It’s risky,” said experience.
“It’s pointless,” said reason.
“Give it a try,” whispered the heart.
~ unknown
Never give up
You just can’t beat a person who never gives up.
Imagine where you will be
Three weeks from now, I will be harvesting my crops.
Imagine where you will be, and it will be so.
If you find yourself alone, riding in the green fields
with the sun on your face, do not be troubled.
For you are in Elysium, and you’re already dead!
Brothers, what we do in life… echoes in eternity.
~ Maximus
Not going to stay
The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are.
~ unknown
Don’t underestimate yourself
The size of your problems is nothing compared with your ability to solve them.
Don’t overestimate your problems, and underestimate yourself.
~ unknown