Motivation Quotes

When you need a push, these words deliver. The fuel for getting started and keeping going.

22152 quotes

"The most powerful force is the human spirit."
Diogenes Laƫrtius
J
"Motivation is temporary; discipline is eternal."
Juvenal
P
"Motivation rooted in fear eventually leads to exhaustion and despair."
Porphyry
A
"Motivation comes from purpose, not pressure."
Apuleius
A
"Motivation is sustained by purpose and meaning."
Apuleius
M
"Motivation is the key to achievement."
Martial
M
"Stay motivated on your journey."
Martial
A
"Motivation comes from within, not from without."
Ammianus Marcellinus
A
"Motivation fades, but discipline remains."
Ammianus Marcellinus
S
"Motivation is what gets you started; habit is what keeps you going."
Suetonius
S
"Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success."
Suetonius
P
"Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one."
Plutarch
T
"The human heart desires the good, but fears the price of attaining it."
Tacitus
J
"Motivation without discipline is merely enthusiasm."
Juvenal
H
"Begin, to begin is half the work."
Horace
H
"Delay is the deadliest form of denial."
Horace
M
"Motivation fades; discipline endures."
Martial
M
"Motivation is the spark; discipline is the fire."
Martial
L
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."
Livy
L
"What is the cause of our failure? Is it that we do not have the capacity?"
Livy
L
"Motivation is what gets you started; habit is what keeps you going."
Livy
L
"Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do."
Livy
P
"The secret of getting ahead is getting started."
Pliny the Younger
P
"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago; the second best is now."
Pliny the Younger
A
"The transformation of society begins with the transformation of individual souls."
Ammianus Marcellinus
A
"The motivation to excel comes not from fear of failure but from love of the endeavor."
Ammianus Marcellinus
S
"Men are driven by ambition more than by reason."
Suetonius
S
"Pride precedes the fall of empires and men alike."
Suetonius
T
"What the mind believes, the body will achieve."
Tacitus
T
"Motivation comes from within; it cannot be imposed from without."
Tacitus