Having the opportunity to acquire knowledge is a privilege that I am so thankful for. One of my favorite things to do is to explore quotes from those who have developed great wisdom in their lives because these words and messages motivate me to better myself each and every day. Here are a few quotes that inspire me to appreciate my blessings, live a life full of honesty and integrity, pursue my dreams with passion, and learn about things that are so much larger than myself.

Honesty

• Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom. -Thomas Jefferson

Integrity 

• Integrity is choosing courage over comfort: choosing what is right over what is fun, fast, or easy: and choosing to practice our values rather than simply professing them.

Scripture

• “For I know the plans I have for you” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future” (Jeremiah 29:11).

• Always pray to have eyes that see the best in people, a heart that forgives the worst, a mind that forgets the worst, and a soul that never loses faith in God.

• I thank my God every time I remember you (Phillippians 1:3).

• Wear love everywhere you go (Colossians 3:14).

Life & Happiness

• Life is so ironic. It takes sadness to know happiness, noise to appreciate silence, and absence to value presence.

• Expect nothing. Appreciate everything.

• Happiness can exist only in acceptance. -George Orwell

• The only journey is the one within. -Rainer Maria Rilke

Love

• Anyone can love a rose, but it takes a lot to love a leaf; its ordinary to love the beautiful but it is beautiful to love the ordinary.

• Love is nothing without action. Trust is nothing without proof. Regret is nothing without change. 

• Doing what you like is freedom. Loving what you do is happiness. 

• Be kind, work hard, stay humble, smile often, stay loyal, be honest, travel when possible, never stop learning, love always.

True Beauty

• Sometimes people are beautiful. Not in looks. Not in what they say. Just in what they are.

• No beauty shines brighter than a good heart.

• Find the beauty in every day.

• Never let loyalty and kindness leave you. Tie them around your neck as a reminder. Write them deep within your heart. -Proverbs 3:3

• Some people make your life a little louder, your smile a little brighter, and your life a little better.

  ♡ plant the seed of beautiful ideas in your mind and water them with belief ♡