Motivation Quotes

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

22152 quotes

C
"Motivation comes from within; inspiration comes from without."
Commodus
C
"Those who dare greatly achieve greatly."
Cato the Elder
C
"The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."
Cato the Elder
S
"Ambition without principle is mere conquest."
Septimius Severus
S
"The greatest motivation is the memory of past struggles overcome."
Septimius Severus
S
"Motivation flows from purpose; find yours and the world opens."
Septimius Severus
C
"A vision without execution is merely a dream; execution without vision is merely labor."
Constantine I
C
"Motivation that comes from fear is no motivation at all."
Cato the Younger
C
"True motivation springs from within, not from external reward."
Cato the Younger
A
"The greatest battles are often fought in silence, within the human heart."
Antoninus Pius
A
"The greatest motivation comes not from external reward, but from inner purpose."
Antoninus Pius
C
"Motivation springs eternal from within the resolute soul."
Cato the Elder
C
"The crowd's roar is sweeter than any counsel from the Senate."
Commodus
C
"A man who loves power more than life will never die."
Commodus
C
"A man who has tasted power cannot return to obscurity."
Commodus
C
"Ambition is the only honest passion."
Commodus
T
"Every man has the capacity for greatness within him"
Trajan
S
"The greatest victories are won through negotiation, not conquest."
Septimius Severus
C
"The unity of purpose surpasses the unity of force."
Constantine I
C
"A vision without action is merely a dream; action without vision is chaos."
Constantine I
D
"Ambition without cruelty is merely dreaming."
Domitian
D
"The path to greatness is paved with the bones of the forgotten."
Domitian
C
"Every decision I make echoes through eternity."
Commodus
C
"Motivation comes from understanding your place in the hierarchy."
Commodus
"Motivation comes from within, not from external rewards."
Vespasian
H
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with understanding your destination."
Hadrian
H
"To inspire others, one must first inspire oneself."
Hadrian
T
"The soldier who understands why he fights is twice as formidable as one who merely obeys."
Trajan
"The secret of getting ahead is getting started."
Nero
T
"Fresh activity is the only means of overcoming adversity."
Titus