Abraham

Patriarch Mesopotamian -2166 – -1991

Patriarch of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam; father of believers.

379 quotes

"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."
Justice
"All that we are is the result of what we have thought."
Wisdom
"The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude."
Change
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."
Strength
"The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today."
Motivation
"Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it."
Life
"You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step."
Faith
"The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any."
Power
"Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on Earth."
Kindness
"There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it."
Inspiration
"We accept the love we think we deserve."
Love
"The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek."
Courage
"It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are."
Courage
"Ask and it shall be given, seek and you will find, knock and it will be opened unto you."
Faith
"The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."
Perseverance
"Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible."
Kindness
"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life."
Gratitude
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
Fear
"If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything."
Truth
"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on."
Wisdom
"The way to love anything is to realize it might be lost."
Love
"Truth is like a lion; you don't have to defend it."
Truth
"Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without."
Peace
"Learning never exhausts the mind."
Education
"The best education is the one that teaches you how to be happy."
Happiness
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit."
Success
"Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people."
Wisdom
"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."
Knowledge
"Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart."
Beauty
"To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance."
Love