Quotes about Personal Growth

One writes such a story not out of the leaves of trees still to be observed, nor by means of botany and soil-science; but it grows like a seed in the dark out of the leaf-mould of the mind: out of all that has been seen or thought or read, that has long ago been forgotten, descending into the deeps. No doubt there is much selection, as with a gardener: what one throws on one's personal compost-heap; and my mould is evidently made largely of linguistic matter.

The game can be won or lost, but not the player himself. If he has worked hard, he has improved his game and indeed his faculties; this happens in defeat fully as much as in victory. As the contestant is related to his total person, so is the finite self of any particular lifetime related to its underlying Atman.

Gaps in our lives drain the power needed to make a positive difference in the world.

Work on yourself first, take responsibility for your own progress.

Learning is a journal not a destination

Even though I decided to leave Japan, I knew that Japan would never leave me. I arrived in Tokyo when I was still unformed, callow and eager for experience. I can only hope that this eagerness will never be entirely dissipated. To be fully formed is to be dead. But Japan shaped me when the plaster was still wet.

Time spent in the company of remarkable men is time well spent.

Ramadan is a boot camp for the Muslim body and soul. In this Holy month, make everyday count.

I am only 33, I've got a lot to do. This is the first half of my career. I'm looking forward to the future and I'm proud about the past.

I don't rhyme about guns I ain't shot Hoes I ain't caught Or shit I ain't bought.

Success comes from the inside out. In order to change what is on the outside, you must first change what is on the inside.

You yourself are your own barrier – rise from within it.

You must improve yourself on a higher level if you are to be able to help people, and not just weep over them.

Who is the wrong person to criticise? You

The mine is always bigger than the gem.

You can learn more in half an hour's direct contact with a source of knowledge (no matter the apparent reason for the contact or the subject of the transaction) than you can in years of formal effort.

However fast you run, or however skilfully, you can't run away from your own feet.

Man (and woman) has an infinite capacity for self-development. Equally, he has an infinite capacity for self-destruction.

The teaching must, of course, work with the best part of the individual, must be directed to his or her real capacity.

You will always have doubts, but only discover them at a useful time for your weakness to point them out.

Much travel is needed before the raw man is ripened.

Nadie que conozca su capacidad tropieza con perjuicio.

La enseñanza correcta saca a relucir la excelencia humana.

Conocimiento interno – Quieres volverte sabio en una lección: Primero conviértete en un verdadero ser humano.