Motivation Quotes

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

22152 quotes

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"Motivation is the spark; discipline is the flame that sustains."
Isocrates
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"The pursuit of excellence is the pursuit of purpose."
Galen
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"Motivation born from external rewards is fleeting; that which comes from within is eternal."
Pericles
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"In the arena of human life, the honors and rewards fall to those who show their good qualities in action."
Xenophon
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"The greatest discovery of my generation is that humans can alter their lives by altering their thoughts."
Xenophon
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"Life without endeavor is like entering a jewel mine and coming out empty handed."
Hippocrates
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"Positive health requires a known object in life."
Hippocrates
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"The pursuit of knowledge is the most noble of human endeavors."
Eratosthenes
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"Men do not rest content as long as they can sensibly hope to rise."
Thucydides
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"In their actions, all men are equal in striving for glory."
Thucydides
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"The love of honor is the last thing given up by those who truly excel."
Pericles
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"Passion for healing is more important than famous reputation."
Galen
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"The future of medicine belongs to those who dare to innovate."
Galen
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"The heavens reward the curious and punish the complacent with ignorance."
Aristarchus
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"The universe rewards those who dare to calculate beyond the boundaries of consensus."
Aristarchus
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"The universe is a puzzle; those who refuse to solve it condemn themselves to ignorance."
Aristarchus
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"Every man is the architect of his own fortune."
Xenophon
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"Words without actions are the assassins of idealism."
Thucydides
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"The very worst of human habits is to remain unsatisfied"
Herodotus
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"Nothing is impossible to those who will try"
Herodotus
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"The wish to get well is half of recovery."
Hippocrates
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"Strive for excellence."
Pindar
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"The pursuit of excellence knows no end."
Pindar
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"The gods help those who help themselves."
Xenophon
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"Let him who would move the world first move himself."
Xenophon
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"A willing heart lightens every burden."
Aesop
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"The prize for victory is often internal peace of mind."
Thucydides
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"A man who has never made an error has never tried anything new."
Herodotus
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"Motivation is highest when the goal serves something greater than oneself."
Hippocrates
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"Pursue excellence not for reward, but because your nature demands it."
Pindar