There are two kinds of people, those chasing pleasure and those running from pain. Pleasure helps you forget, but pain forces you to hope.

Robert Cormier

You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

But also...

If you don’t have enemies, you don’t have character.
— Paul Newman


Josephson Institute of Ethics

Some inspirational quotes

A flower in the heart blossoms on the surface--Chinese Proverb
The fulfillment of your dreams lies within you and you alone--Unknown
Forget injuries, never forget kindness--Confucius
The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek--Joseph Campbell
Your actions are your only true belongings--The Buddha
It is through seeking that you will grow--Hyemeyohsts Storm
You rarely achieve more than you expect--Carol Grosse
The worst thing you can do is nothing--Theodore Roosevelt
Be content with the things that ye have--Hebrews 13:5
A great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do--Gagehot
Enjoy the good you are given--The Poetic Edda
We must risk going too far to discover just how far we can go--Jim Rohn
No great man ever complains of want of opportunities--Emerson
The power of imagination makes us infinite--John Muir
You must do the thing you think you cannot do--Eleanor Roosevelt
Look with great forgiveness upon the weakness of others--Jermey Taylor
Fears are nothing more than a state of mind--Napoleon Hill
Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own--Chinese Proverb
In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity--Albert Einstein