Quotes about Personal Growth

It is the act of an ill-instructed man to blame others for his own bad condition; it is the act of one who has begun to be instructed, to lay the blame on himself; and of one whose instruction is completed, neither to blame another, nor himself.

Once I was liable to the same mistakes, but, thanks to God, no longer …' Well, isn't it just as worthwhile to have devoted and applied yourself to this goal as to have read or written fifty pages?

One person likes tending to his farm, another to his horse; I like to daily monitor my self-improvement.

Difficulties are things that show a person what they are.

When therefore we are hindered, or disturbed, or grieved, let us never attribute it to others, but to ourselves; that is, to our own principles. An uninstructed person will lay the fault of his own bad condition upon others. Someone just starting instruction will lay the fault on himself. Some who is perfectly instructed will place blame neither on others nor on himself.

What would have become of Hercules, do you think, if there had been no lion, hydra, stag or boar – and no savage criminals to rid the world of? [33] What would he have done in the absence of such challenges? Obviously he would have just rolled over in bed and gone back to sleep. So by snoring his life away in luxury and comfort he never would have developed into the mighty Hercules.

But what says Socrates?—One man finds pleasure in improving his land, another his horses. My pleasure lies in seeing that I myself grow better day by day.

You should keep learning as long as you are ignorant, – even to the end of your life, if there is anything in the proverb. And the proverb suits the present case as well as any: As long as you live, keep learning how to live.

growth comes only when you consciously push yourself onto foreign and uncomfortable-feeling sections of wall.

I'm the sum of all of my experiences. I'm the culmination of a series of events that have allowed me to arrive at this moment. Even, quite possibly, driven me to this moment. I have controlled some, but most have led me. There is no other identical to what I have become. None. I am me.

DoÅ›wiadczenie jest Å›wiecÄ…, która oÅ›wietla wyÅ'Ä…cznie tego, kto jÄ… trzyma.

Le but, ce n'est pas le bout du chemin, c'est le cheminement.

There is no meaning to life except the meaning man gives his life by the unfolding of his powers.

I want the loved person to grow and unfold for his own sake, and in his own ways, and not for the purpose of serving me. If

Not the man who has much, but the man who is much is the fully developed, truly human man.

They have their big, ever-changing egos, but none has a self, a core, a sense of identity.

Did all siblings revert to their childhood selves when they were together, or was there a way to transition to functional adulthood even while being in one another's lives?

The evidence for God is within us, but to see it we have to be subtle. To live it, we have to grow.

You are your master. Only you have the master keys to open the inner locks.

One should never trouble about getting a better job. But one should do one's present job in such a manner as to qualify for a better job when it comes along." The

Contrary to what many self-help books would have you believe, adding a great number of obscure words to your vocabulary will not help you advance in the world. You will not gain new friends through this kind of endeavor, nor will it help you in the workplace.

A birthday is a good time to begin anew; throwing away the old habits, as you would old clothes, and never putting them on again.

While one finds company in himself and his pursuits, he cannot feel old, no matter what his years may be.

When you are filled with self-hate your mind is reversed. Meaning you will love the things that destroy you, and you will hate the things that advance your growth.