In confused times when you have doubts, disappointments and are fearful of the future it is helpful to know that there are “words of wisdom” out there which can be a great source of comfort and inspiration. They will literally help to encourage and motivate you and best of all you do not have to trawl through volumes and volumes of books to find them. Instead either visit your nearest library or sit at your computer and use the power of the Internet to seek out these wise sayings and famous quotes.
It has been said that a hour spent reading proverbs is worth years of normal reading. We tend to learn from our own mistakes which are often costly and soul destroying so doesn’t it make sense to learn from the wisdom of others?
Wise sayings and famous quotes can be compared to inspirational injections which all of us need on a regular basis. They come in many guises - quotes, proverbs and adages to name but a few, and often consist of a just a few words or maybe a short paragraph.
One thing they have in common is that they contain great knowledge which has been distilled right down and passed down through the generations.
It is a misconception that the messages they contain are ‘old hat’ and no longer relevant in our modern world. They have survived because they are relevant to each and every generation. They are also used/have been used by many famous people such as:
Zig Ziglar, author and motivational speaker: “People often tell me that motivation doesn't last, and I tell them bathing doesn't either, that's why I recommend it daily!”
Winston Churchill, statesman, orator, polititian, and UK prime minister - “Every man like myself who never went to college can largely make up for that lack by reading the wise sayings of the great men of the past who gladly left their wisdom in proverbs for us to follow”.
Alexander Graham Bell, eminent scientist and inventor of the first practical telephone - “Fire your ambitions and courage by studying the priceless advice in the proverbs and wise sayings. They’re the shortest road to wisdom you’ll ever find”.
Clifton Fadiman , intellectual, author, radio and TV personality - “ In this hectic age when most of us are unsure, confused and troubled, the surest authors, guides and advisors are the wise sayings of great men of the past”.
Thomas Carlyle, Scottish satirical writer, historian and teacher - “These wise sayings seem to have some strange power to discover our rich hidden talents, those hidden seeds of greatness that God implants in every one of us”.
Here is just a further small selection of quotes:-
Mother Theresa:
* Love begins by taking care of the closest ones - the ones at home
* Being unwanted, unloved, uncared for, forgotten by everybody, I think that is a much greater hunger, a much greater poverty than the person who has nothing to eat.
* God doesn't require us to succeed; he only requires that you try.
* I want you to be concerned about your next door neighbour. Do you know your next door neighbour?
* If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one.
Barack Obama:
* Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because it's only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential.
* Money is not the only answer, but it makes a difference.
Ralph Waldo Emerson:
* A man in debt is so far a slave.
* A man is what he thinks about all day long.
* Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.
* Always do what you are afraid to do.
* As a cure for worrying, work is better than whiskey.
* God enters by a private door into every individual.
* Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
* Life's most urgent question is: what are you doing for others?
* A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
Winston Churchill:
* Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.
* Difficulties mastered are opportunities won.
* It is always wise to look ahead, but difficult to look further than you can see.
* Never, never, never give up
I hope this short introduction to wise sayings will inspire you to seek out more of them in your quest for abundance and success. Here are just some of the places for you to start your search. Read through as many as possible and look for the ones which seam to ‘speak’ to you personally then take a few minutes to write them down in a note book. Refer to them often.
The Book of Proverbs:
The Bible is probably the best place to look for extracts and for some explanations and other sayings go to:-
www.biblestudy.org/bible-study-by-topic/proverbs/introduction.html
www.cb1.com/~john/Religion/proverbs.html
Wise sayings:
http://quotations.about.com/cs/inspirationquotes/a/Wisdom12.htm
WiseOldSayings.com
http://www.quotegarden.com/wise-words.html
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