Martin Luther King Jr - light and love

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." ~Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin Buxbaum

"Some people, no matter how old they get, never lose their beauty, they merely move it from their faces into their hearts." ~Martin Buxbaum

Edmund Burke - good men

"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for GOOD MEN to do nothing." ~Edmund Burke

St. Francis of Assisi - pass this way again

"I shall pass through this world but once. Any good, therefore, that I can do or any kindness I can show to any human being, let me do it now for I shall not pass this way again." ~St. Francis of Assisi

Dogen - truth

"If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?" ~Dogen

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes

"Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men." ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"Enjoy when you can and endure when you must." ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"He who enjoys doing and enjoys what he has done is happy." ~Johann Wolfgang Goethe on Inspirational

"Nothing is more highly to be prized than the value of each day." ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"Nothing shows a man's character more than what he laughs at."~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occured ...unforeseen incidents, meetings, and material assistance, which no man could have dreamed would have come his way." ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

Edmond and Jules de Goncourt

"Today I begin to understand what love must be, if it exists. When we are parted, we each feel the lack of the other half of ourselves. We are incomplete like a book in two volumes of which the first has been lost. That is what I imagine love to be: incompleteness in absence." ~Edmond and Jules de Goncourt

Michaelangelo - work of art

"The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection." ~Michaelangelo

Chuck Palahniuk Quotes

"The faster you'll fall, the higher you'll fly." ~Chuck Palahniuk

"The only reason why we ask other people how their weekend was is so we can tell them about our own weekend." ~Chuck Palahniuk

Herman Melville - life

“There are certain queer times and occasions in this strange mixed affair we call life when a man takes his whole universe for a vast practical joke” ~Herman Melville, American short-story Writer, Novelist and Poet. Best known for his novels of the sea, including his masterpiece, Moby Dick. 1819-1891)

Napoleon Hill Quotes

"A quitter never wins and a winner never quits" ~

"Don't wait. The time will never be just right." ~

"Failure is nature's plan to prepare you for great responsibilities."
"Thoughts mixed with definiteness of purpose, persistence, and a burning desire are powerful things." ~

"Whatever your mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve." ~

~Napoleon Hill, American author, 1883-1970

Oprah Quotes

"Communication is like a dance. One person takes a step forward, the other takes one back. Even one misstep can land both on the floor in a tangle of confusion." ~Oprah

“Life is an open door to all that is possible. And that's a powerful thing.” ~Oprah

"Often we don't listen to who we're meant to be because we're so busy trying to live out someone else's ideas. But other people and their opinions hold no power in defining our destiny." ~Oprah

"Pets represent a connection to caring that’s unconditional. And reciprocal." ~Oprah

"Transformation happens when you dare to be awakened to greater heights. When you stay open no matter what. Letting each experience, especially the tough ones, strengthen you and add depth and wisdom." ~Oprah

"Trust your instincts. Intuition doesn't lie." ~Oprah

"Whenever you've been touched by love, a heart-print lingers so that you're always reminded of the feeling of being cared for, knowing that, to someone, you mattered."
~Oprah

Doménico Cieri Estrada - faith

"Reason and faith are both banks of the same river." ~Doménico Cieri Estrada

Dany Sanz - in harmony

“Beauty can be bold or natural, but it always has to be in harmony with the individual.”~Dany Sanz

Richard Wagner - Joy

“Joy is not in things; it is in us.”~Richard Wagner

Richard Bach - life

"Every person, all the events of your life are there because you have drawn them there. What you choose to do with them is up to you."~Richard Bach~

John Adams - liberty

"Liberty can not be preserved without a general knowledge among the people." ~John Adams~

Victor Hugo Quotes

"Life is the flower for which love is the honey."~ Victor Hugo

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"Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters." ~Victor Hugo

"Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause." ~Victor Hugo

“The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved.” ~Victor Hugo

Hill Harper - Love

“Love is an energy. You can feed it to people, and they in turn feed it to others, and eventually it comes back.” ~Hill Harper

David Harkins - Love and Go On

Francis J. Braceland - equilibrium

“We can be sure that the greatest hope for maintaining equilibrium in the face of any situation rests within ourselves.”~Francis J. Braceland

Linda Lee Pond - journey

"Do not let failure leave you stuck. Take the lesson that was given,
and round up the courage to try again - or break out in a new spot.
The struggle is part of the journey."~Linda Lee Pond

Aldous Huxley - experience

"Experience is not what happens to a man. It is what a man does with what happens to him."~Aldous Huxley

Sydney J. Harris

"It's surprising how many persons go through life without ever recognizing that their feelings toward other people are largely determined by their feelings toward themselves, and if you're not comfortable within yourself, you can't be comfortable with others."~Sydney J. Harris

Philip James Bailey - power

"He hath no power that hath not power to use." ~Philip James Bailey

Sean Maurice Hunt - miracle

Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes

"He who has a why to live can bear almost any how." ~Friedrich Nietzsche

"The advantage of a bad memory is that one enjoys several times the same good things for the first time" ~Friedrich Nietzsche

"There are no facts, only interpretations." ~Friedrich Nietzsche

Lilli Day - autumn

"When I see the trees kissed by that golden autumn sun, their leaves are more vivid and alive to me than ever." ~Lilli Day

Henry Emerson Fosdick- life

"I would rather live in a world where my life is surrounded by mystery than live in a world so small that my mind could comprehend it."~Henry Emerson Fosdick

Rev. George Bramwell Evans - dodderer

"When you get fed up with present-day happenings, go out into the lanes and the fields, and listen and look at the things of Nature. There is no hurry in that world - that is why I am a dodderer. I lose all sense of time when I'm in the country, I forget the speed of machinery. To be a dodderer is a lost art these days, one that we should recapture."~ Rev. George Bramwell Evans, The Friendship Book of Francis Gay 1983

Groucho Marx Quotes

"Either this man is dead or my watch has stopped." ~Groucho Marx

"Outside of a dog, a book is a human's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read."~Groucho Marx

Dr. David Darbro - brain exercise

"It has been said that 'no pain no gain' is as true in training the body as it is in training the brain. I believe there is some truth to that saying. Exercising my brain to improve my mental status provides me with the confidence to go about my life."~Dr. David Darbro,73,Physician, Lumosity

Oscar A Erasquin - Cats

"Cats are very independent and emotionally stable animals unlike the dogs who need a lot of attention. This is the reason why cats are less trainable to do tricks than dogs." ~Oscar A Erasquin, FB 14 January 2011

John Le Carre - love

"Love is whatever you can still betray. Betrayal can only happen if you love."~John Le Carre~

Madame Belazy - sentiment

"Sentiment is the ripened fruit of fantasy."~Madame Belazy~

Annelle Hollingsworth

"Photography is as much about the moment as it is about the art." ~Annelle Hollingsworth

Patty Keigan - amber light

"The amber light of the slowly setting sun casts a vibrant glow over the fields." ~Patty Keigan

Tyler Perry - forgive

"It's so important to forgive people for their wrongs in your own life because every bit of it was for a reason—it was to form the person that you are."~Tyler Perry

Carl Jung Quotes

My 200th Entry


"The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct acting from inner necessity. The creative mind plays with the objects it loves."— Carl Jung

Note: I have reached a double milestone in posting quotations since the inception of this inspirational blog. Today's Daily Inspirational Quote is my 200th Quotation taken from Inspiration Line.

And the graphic above is my daughter's Sepia Photography.

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"There is no coming to consciousness  without pain." ~Carl Jung

"Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens." ~Carl Jung

Sharon Ralls Lemon - essential joy

"The essential joy of being with horses is that it brings us in contact with the rare elements of grace, beauty, spirit, and fire."~Sharon Ralls Lemon

Thomas Carlyle Quotes

"History is the essence of innumerable Biographies." ~Thomas Carlyle, Essays--On History~

"The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong. That block of granite is often nothing more than a decision." ~Thomas Carlyle

Carl Sandburg - coin of your life

Daily Inspirational Quote For Saturday, September 11, 2010.

"Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you."— Carl Sandburg

Pearl S. Buck - fountain of youth

“To find joy in work is to discover the fountain of youth.” ~Pearl S. Buck

Harriet Beecher Stowe - truth

“The truth is the kindest thing we can give...” ~Harriet Beecher Stowe

Ch'ao Chang - genius paints

"Passion holds up the botton of the world, while genius paints its roof."~Ch'ao Chang~

Periander of Corinth - a folly

"To counsel others, and to disregard one's own safety, is folly." ~Periander of Corinth, his motto, inscribed on Temple of Apollo at Delphi~

Scott Barnes - finding beauty

“Finding your beauty isn't about looking exactly like everyone else. It's about accepting yourself—the parts you love and the parts you don't—and then working with all of it.” ~ Scott Barnes

Kerry Washington - journey of my life

“I don't have to be perfect. All I have to do is show up and enjoy the messy, imperfect and beautiful journey of my life. It's a trip more wonderful than I could have imagined.” ~ Kerry Washington

Audre Lorde - paths to knowledge

“Our feelings are our most genuine paths to knowledge.”— Audre Lorde

William Wordsworth Quotes

"A day spent in a round of strenuous idleness." ~ William Wordsworth (1770–1850), British poet. The Prelude, bk. 4, l. 376-7 (1850).

"Faith is a passionate intuition." ~William Wordsworth

"Poetry is the spontaneous outflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origins from emotion recollected in tranquillity." ~William Wordsworth, Introduction to Lyrical Ballads, 1802, second edition.