You will face many defeats in life, but never let yourself be defeated. - Maya Angelou. The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. - Nelson Mandela. In the end, it's not the years in your life that count.
"Lead from the heart, not the head." "Always find opportunities to make someone smile, and to offer random acts of kindness in everyday life." "You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness." "The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts."
By definition, it's a brief statement "used to express a principle, a goal, or an idea” or a statement “adopted as a guide to one's conduct.” Complicated ideas get lost in space; simple mottos can help you remember what's really important in an instant.
1. “You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” — Gandhi. “Live for what's worth dying for, and leverage technology to create the world you wish to see.”
If you look at what you don't have in life, you'll never have enough.” “You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” “In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: It goes on.” “As a well-spent day brings happy sleep, so a life well spent brings happy death.”
“A strong woman knows she has strength enough for the journey, but a woman of strength knows it is in the journey where she will become strong.” “I'd rather regret the risks that didn't work out than the chances I didn't take at all.” "You must love and care for yourself because that's when the best comes out.”
“If you look at what you have in life, you'll always have more. If you look at what you don't have in life, you'll never have enough.” "Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game." "Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all."
“There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.” “The truth is rarely pure and never simple.” “There is no sin except stupidity.” “There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.”
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” “When you have a dream, you've got to grab it and never let go.” “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.”
"I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing." — Socrates. "I not only use all the brains that I have, but all that I can borrow." — Woodrow Wilson. "You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions." — Naguib Mahfouz.