Motivation Quotes

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

22152 quotes

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"Do not wait for the perfect moment; take the moment and make it perfect."
Martial
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"Seize the day, and put the least trust in tomorrow."
Horace
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"Consider that every day in which you do not advance in your purpose is a day lost."
Horace
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"Fortune favors those who prepare for it; destiny belongs to those who pursue it with purpose."
Livy
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"Every great achievement begins with a single decision."
Pliny the Younger
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"In serving others, we discover our own purpose."
Pliny the Younger
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"The world judges us not by our intentions, but by our visible deeds."
Ammianus Marcellinus
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"In every age, the question remains: what will we be remembered for?"
Ammianus Marcellinus
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"The greatest motivation comes from within, not without."
Martial
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"Motivation without action is merely motivation."
Martial
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"Motivation is what gets you started; habit is what keeps you going."
Pliny the Elder
L
"Motivation is the fuel of success."
Livy
L
"Motivation comes from purpose, not pressure."
Livy
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"Motivation is what gets you started; habit is what keeps you going."
Suetonius
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"Nothing is impossible to those who will try."
Suetonius
S
"Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try."
Suetonius
S
"Believe you can and you are halfway there."
Suetonius
H
"Take away ambition and the proud man crumbles into dust."
Horace
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"To write what is worth reading or to do what is worth writing is the undoubted claim to fame."
Pliny the Younger
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"Nothing is impossible to those who will try."
Pliny the Younger
P
"What we do in this moment ripples throughout eternity."
Pliny the Younger
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"Motivation comes not from external rewards but from internal conviction."
Tacitus
T
"The motivation to succeed is often born from the fear of failure."
Tacitus
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"Ambition without restraint leads to the ruin of nations."
Ammianus Marcellinus
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"In the end, a person is measured by their deeds, not their words."
Ammianus Marcellinus
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"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."
Pliny the Elder
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"In each person lies the potential for greatness."
Pliny the Elder
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"A man without ambition is dead."
Cato the Younger
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"Motivation is what gets you started; habit is what keeps you going."
Cato the Younger
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"In the arena of human life, the honors and rewards fall to those who show their good qualities in action."
Livy