Motivation Quotes
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"Every man has within him the power to succeed."Alexandre Dumas
"Every man has reached his limit when he ceases to progress."Honoré de Balzac
"A man without passion is not truly alive."Honoré de Balzac
"It is vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquility: they must have action."Charlotte Brontë
"Armies cannot stop an idea whose time has come."Victor Hugo
"The greatest action is not victory in battle, but the action of a good man every day."Victor Hugo
"One's duty is to feel what is great and to strive toward it."Gustave Flaubert
"Mediocrity cannot be allowed to triumph."Gustave Flaubert
"The secret of getting ahead is getting started."Gustave Flaubert
"The cure for ennui is action."Gustave Flaubert
"Man is nothing without passion, and passion is what drives all human progress."Émile Zola
"Motivation comes from within; inspiration comes from without."Alexandre Dumas
"Motivation is temporary; discipline is permanent."Alexandre Dumas
"Seek some means that will afford you peace and happiness."Mary Shelley
"Ambition is the passion that drives all great change."Mary Shelley
"Motivation comes from within, not without."Charlotte Brontë
"The most important thing is the mission; everything else will follow."Charles Dickens
"The human heart does not long remain in a passive state."Charles Dickens
"Motivation fades; discipline and habit are what carry us through."Émile Zola
"A man who has achieved mediocrity seeks not to rise higher."Honoré de Balzac
"Ambition is the mother of all great deeds."Honoré de Balzac
"All noble acts begin with a single moment of resolve."Honoré de Balzac
"The poverty of our century is unlike that of any other. It is not the poverty that comes from want of money; it is poverty of ambition."Victor Hugo
"Mediocrity is the best policy."Gustave Flaubert
"Motivation comes from understanding the 'why' of our pursuits."Gustave Flaubert
"Motivation is temporary, but discipline is permanent and sustaining."Alexandre Dumas
"The beginning is always today."Mary Shelley
"It is not despair, for despair cannot act; it is frenzy."Mary Shelley
"Motivation without direction is mere agitation."Émile Zola
"Motivation without integrity leads to emptiness."Émile Zola