Motivation Quotes

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

22152 quotes

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"We are born for action."
Livy
L
"Motivation comes from within, not without."
Livy
C
"The greatest tragedy is the waste of human potential"
Cato the Elder
H
"He who knows not where he is going will surely get lost."
Horace
H
"The deepest principle of human nature is the craving to be appreciated."
Horace
P
"In the arena of human life, the honors and rewards fall to those who show their good qualities in action."
Pliny the Younger
P
"The greatest revolution of our generation is the discovery that human beings can alter their lives by altering the attitudes of their minds."
Pliny the Younger
P
"The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude."
Pliny the Younger
D
"Motivation comes from within; inspiration comes from without."
Diocletian
D
"In every man's heart is a desire for greatness."
Diocletian
C
"Motivation without direction is like a ship without a rudder."
Constantine I
C
"Motivation is temporary; discipline is permanent."
Constantine I
S
"Motivation comes from within."
Septimius Severus
P
"The seeds of greatness lie dormant in every soul until cultivated by effort."
Pliny the Elder
P
"When all else fails, the human spirit rises with renewed determination."
Pliny the Elder
C
"Comfort and mediocrity are cruel companions that steal greatness."
Cato the Elder
C
"The greatest enemy of virtue is not vice, but complacency."
Cato the Elder
C
"The greatest tragedy is potential wasted through lack of will."
Cato the Elder
D
"The price of comfort is often the loss of purpose."
Diocletian
H
"The road to success is paved with discipline."
Hadrian
H
"Every challenge is an opportunity for growth."
Hadrian
S
"A man without ambition is a man without purpose."
Septimius Severus
S
"Ambition without action is merely daydreaming for the deluded."
Septimius Severus
A
"Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one."
Antoninus Pius
A
"You could leave life right now. Let that determine what you do."
Antoninus Pius
C
"A vision shared by many is stronger than the will of one man."
Constantine I
C
"A people united by purpose can accomplish what seems impossible to the individual."
Constantine I
C
"I have learned that the greatest revolutions begin in the realm of belief."
Constantine I
C
"Motivation without action is merely pleasant daydreaming."
Cato the Elder
C
"The greatest battles are fought within the human heart."
Cato the Younger