Personal Growth Quotes

Here’s a few Personal Growth Quotes that you hopefully have never seen before:

The way to gain a good reputation, is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear. -Socrates

Know thyself means this, that you get acquainted with what you know, and what you can do. -Menander

Good timber does not grow with ease. The stronger the wind the stronger the trees. -Willard J. Marriott (1900-1985)

If we do not plant knowledge when young, it will give us no shade when we are old. -Lord Chesterfield

We are either progressing or retrograding all the while; there is no such thing as remaining stationary in this life. -James Freeman Clarke

Only by contending with challenges that seem to be beyond your strength to handle at the moment you can grow more surely toward the stars. -Brian Tracy

The happiest life is that which constantly exercises and educates what is best in us. -Hamerton

Change and growth take place when a person has risked himself and dares to become involved with experimenting with his own life. -Herbert Otto

Ever since I was a child I have had this instinctive urge for expansion and growth. To me, the function and duty of a quality human being is the sincere and honest development of one’s potential. -Bruce Lee (1940-1973)

Energy and persistence conquer all things. -Benjamin Franklin

Fear less, hope more, eat less, chew more, whine less, breathe more, talk less, say more, hate less, love more, and good things will be yours. -Swedish Proverb

The sculptor will chip off all unnecessary material to set free the angel. Nature will chip and pound us remorselessly to bring out our possibilities. She will strip us of wealth, humble our pride, humiliate our ambition, let us down from the ladder of fame, will discipline us in a thousand ways, if she can develop a little character. Everything must give way to that. Wealth is nothing, position is nothing, fame is nothing, manhood is everything. -Orison Swett Marden (1850-1924)

Exert your talents, and distinguish yourself, and don’t think of retiring from the world, until the world will be sorry that you retire. -Samuel Johnson

Our moral responsibility is not to stop the future, but to shape it…to channel our destiny in humane directions and to try to ease the trauma of transition. -Alvin Toffler

The highest reward for a man’s toil is not what he gets for it, but what he becomes by it. -John Ruskin (1819-1900)

We find comfort among those who agree with us—growth among those who don’t. -Frank A. Clark

Whatever you vividly imagine, ardently desire, sincerely believe and enthusiastically act upon…must inevitably come to pass. -Paul J. Meyer

I think that obstacles lead to growth and ultimately, the most learning I’ve done in my life is between jobs. -Anthony M. Hall

Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man’s growth without destroying his roots. -Frank A. Clark

We need 4 hugs a day for survival. We need 8 hugs a day for maintenance. We need 12 hugs a day for growth. -Virginia Satir (1916-1988)

The only thing that stands between a man and what he wants from life is often merely the will to try it and the faith to believe that it is possible. -Richard M. DeVos

If we’re growing, we’re always going to be out of our comfort zone. -John Maxwell

Growth begins when we begin to accept our own weakness. -Jean Vanier

If you’re going to doubt something, doubt your limits. -Don Ward

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  • Shawn B,
    Please keep em coming your Thought-of-the-day emails are awesome. I look forward to sharing with friends & co-workers.

    Thanks for the inspiration,
    Jay

  • We're still here Shawn!! I love your site I just have little time to make comments, but trust me, each email you send, I read and I love! I will try to comment more often.

  • I love these quotes!

    Exert your talents, and distinguish yourself, and don’t think of retiring from the world, until the world will be sorry that you retire. -Samuel Johnson

    This one really struck me, because I went to a poetry reading last night and one of the poets shared with the crowd the reason he decided to start that particular group. He said that he feels poetry (or any art/gift) is meant to be shared with others. Amazing!

  • I'm here and reading you. That's one person at least. Love the quotes. Would like to see more in the emails. My phone isn't a fan of your website for some reason. It struggles with it. Keep up the good work.

    • What kind of phone do you have? I've been toying with a plugin here that should render my site better on all phones, but I have activated it yet. I guess your comment has re-ignited my desire to get it working! And as for the emails, I know, I know; in a survey I did last year, over 70% of of the subscribers said they'd like me to send out a thought daily or almost daily! I'm still toying with that idea. But in the meantime, you could also fan me on Facebook or follow me on Twitter; I sometimes send out quotes daily (or almost daily) on those platforms. :)

  • Fear less, hope more, eat less, chew more, whine less, breathe more, talk less, say more, hate less, love more, and good things will be yours. -Swedish Proverb

    This one spoke to me today and I shared it with people here at work. We are still out here. Idon't always have the time to post and let you know how much I enjoy receiving these in my email but I really do look forward to checking my mail on Tuesdays and Fridays just to see what useful nuggets you have posted for us. Thanks for all you do and have a great weekend!

    • Thanks Lisa. Glad to know people really are still out there. It's good to hear that you're enjoying my 2 emails per week too. Thanks again.

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