Quotes about Self-improvement

Self-knowledge is the beginning of self-correction.

People who are able to turn criticism into a positive situation are going to attract friends.

Whenever a negative thought concerning your personal powers comes to mind, deliberately voice a positive thought to cancel it out.

If I feel depressed I will sing. If I feel sad I will laugh. If I feel ill I will double my labor. If I feel fear I will plunge ahead. If I feel inferior I will wear new garments. If I feel uncertain I will raise my voice. If I feel poverty I will think of wealth to come. If I feel incompetent I will remember past success. If I feel insignificant I will remember my goals. Today I will be master of my emotions.

I can accomplish far more than I have, and I will, for why should the miracle that produced me end with my brith? Why can I not extend that miracle to my deeds of today?

Thus, the first law I will obey, which precedeth all others is—I will form good habits and become their slave.

Forgiveness is giving up the hope that the past could have been any different, it's accepting the past for what it was, and using this moment and this time to help yourself move forward.

Forgiveness is giving up the hope that the past could be any different." It's accepting the past for what it was and using this moment and this time to help yourself move forward. —Oprah

Forgiveness is giving up the hope that the past could be any different." It's accepting the past for what it was and using this moment and this time to help yourself move forward. — Opra

It's been found that if you wake up every morning and practice saying three things you are grateful for—they have to be new each day—by doing this for twenty-one days, even people who were testing as the low-level pessimist on average were now testing as low-level optimist.

The old thing when you're pointing your finger, there's three fingers pointing back. And so I always tell people that whatever you focus on, you get more of. So if I'm gossiping about someone that I'm judging or being negative about, then I'm actually creating more negativity inside of me, and I'm not focusing on what I want.

The more the loving parts of your personality are the ones you're cultivating, the more opportunity