Quotes for Fresh Starts

“In the morning when thou risest unwillingly, let this thought be present,—I am rising to the work of a human being.”

“How easy it is to repel and to wipe away every impression which is troublesome or unsuitable, and immediately to be in all tranquillity.”

“Be not disgusted, nor discouraged, nor dissatisfied, if thou dost not succeed in doing everything according to right principles, but when thou hast failed, return back again…”

“Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up, if thou wilt ever dig.”

“Such as are thy habitual thoughts, such also will be the character of thy mind; for the soul is dyed by the thoughts.”

“How long will you then still defer thinking yourself worthy of the best things, and in no matter transgressing the distinctive reason?”

“On the occasion of every accident (event) that befalls you, remember to turn to yourself and inquire what power you have for turning it to use.”

“Immediately prescribe some character and some form to yourself, which you shall observe both when you are alone and when you meet with men.”

“Lay hold of to-day’s task, and you will not need to depend so much upon to-morrow’s.”

“Now there is great pleasure, not only in maintaining old and established friendships, but also in beginning and acquiring new ones.”

“The smallest circle of all is the day; but even a day has its beginning and its ending, its sunrise and its sunset.”

“The person you are matters more than the place to which you go”

“Morning is when I am awake and there is a dawn in me.”

“Every morning was a cheerful invitation to make my life of equal simplicity, and I may say innocence, with Nature herself.”

“Only that day dawns to which we are awake. There is more day to dawn. The sun is but a morning star.”

“Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string.”

“Life is a series of surprises. We do not guess to-day the mood, the pleasure, the power of to-morrow, when we are building up our being.”

“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. The way of life is wonderful. It is by abandonment.”

“A word is dead / When it is said, / Some say. / I say it just / Begins to live / That day.”

“Not knowing when the dawn will come / I open every door; / Or has it feathers like a bird, / Or billows like a shore?”

“Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road, / Healthy, free, the world before me, / The long brown path before me leading wherever I choose.”

“Henceforth I ask not good-fortune, I myself am good-fortune, / Henceforth I whimper no more, postpone no more, need nothing,”

“The tree which fills the arms grew from the tiniest sprout; the tower of nine storeys rose from a (small) heap of earth; the journey of a thousand li commenced with a single step.”