To Do That Which Will Endure

The three controlling desires of every normal man seem to be:
First, to live. Not merely to exist.
Second, to be a man among men.
Third, to do that which will endure.
- James Hulme Canfield

Death comes to all,
but great achievements build a monument
which shall endure until the sun grows cold.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Lives of great men all remind us, we can make our lives sublime,
and, departing, leave behind us, footprints on the sands of time.
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The ultimate test of a man's conscience
may be his willingness to sacrifice something today
for future generations whose words of thanks will not be heard.
- Gaylord Nelson

Further reading: A Truly Successful Life

The Seeds You Plant

Earning a Good Name

Your Legacy - Making a Difference

Our Grandchildren's Planet

Why Quotations

Quotations help us remember the simple yet profound truths
that give life perspective and meaning.
- Criswell Freeman

It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble.
It's what you know for sure that just ain't so.
- Mark Twain (attributed)

Examine, inquire.
Look into the nature of things.
Search out the grounds of your opinions,
the for and against.
Know why you believe, understand what you believe,
and possess a reason for the faith that is in you.
- Frances Wright

If you would be a real seeker after truth,
it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt,
as far as possible, all things.
- Rene Descartes

Everything is not as it appears to be.
- Proverb

Quotations are dead unless a spur for inquiry.
The greatest value of quotations is as a source of questions -
to get us thinking about new ideas.
Open minds - open hearts.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Experts and Authorities

Know Yourself

Suggestions for Reading Daily Inspiration - Daily Quote

Analysis AND Emotion

Byron Katie - The Work - No one can give you freedom but you

Fulfilling Your Dreams

Life expands to fill your dreams.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

All our dreams can come true,
if we have the courage to pursue them.
- Walt Disney

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams.
Live the life you have imagined.
- Henry David Thoreau 

Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.
- Anais Nin

Believe in yourself. Dream big dreams.
Set important goals. Take action on those goals.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

To live a great life requires two steps...
1. Plan your life goals.
2. Act on your plan - every day.

Further reading: How to Choose Your Life Purpose

Follow Your Bliss

How To Not Care What Others Think

Choose Your Habits, Choose Your Life

Later is Never

Making Your Own Choices

To go against the dominant thinking of your friends,
of most of the people you see every day,
is perhaps the most difficult act of heroism you can perform.
- Theodore H. White

Life is a sum of all your choices.
- Albert Camus

To live is to choose.
But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for,
where you want to go and why you want to get there.
- Kofi Annan

The opposite of courage in our society
is not cowardice, it is conformity.
- Rollo May

Today's affirmation
I CHOOSE with Open Mind and Open Heart.
I renounce all assumptions and expectations.
I thoughtfully consider all possibilities.
I CHOOSE with courage, awareness, consciousness, and compassion toward all.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: The Trouble with Conformity

Doing What You Know Is Right

Embrace Change

Try Being Outrageous

Making a Decision

You Are What You Do

You are what you do, not what you say you'll do.
- Carl Jung

Whatever you can do, or dream you can, Begin it.
Boldness has genius, power and magic in it, Begin it now.
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.
- Rabindranath Tagore

Formula to live your dream:
1. Be bold. 2. Begin now, 3. No exceptions.
- William James

Today's affirmation:
I boldly set sail with courage and intent.
I hold my course with focused attention and relentless commitment,
as I weather the storms of life.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Action Overcomes Fear

Wanting is Not Enough

Don't Wait - Begin Today

Creating Your Legacy

Only Today