“Philosophy teaches us to act, not to speak.”
Seneca
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Attitude Quotes
200 FAMOUS QUOTES · ATTITUDE
Attitude Quotes
Read 200 of the best attitude quotes on mindset, perspective, confidence and choosing how you respond to life, from Seneca, Shakespeare, Emerson and more.
“No man can have a peaceful life who thinks too much about lengthening it.”
Seneca
PeaceLife
“We should follow, men say, the example of the bees, who flit about and cull the flowers that are suitable for producing honey.”
Seneca
LearningWisdom
“Since it is possible that thou mayest depart from life this very moment, regulate every act and thought accordingly.”
Marcus Aurelius
MortalityFocus
“Let it make no difference to thee whether thou art cold or warm, if thou art doing thy duty.”
Marcus Aurelius
DutyDiscipline
“Let not future things disturb thee, for thou wilt come to them, if it shall be necessary, having with thee the same reason which now thou usest for present things.”
Marcus Aurelius
WorryFuture
“How ridiculous and what a stranger he is who is surprised at anything which happens in life.”
Marcus Aurelius
AcceptanceLife
“What is the first business of him who philosophizes? To throw away self-conceit.”
Epictetus
HumilityLearning
“Circumstances do not make the man, they only reveal him to himself.”
Epictetus
CharacterAdversity
“I have three precious things which I prize and hold fast. The first is gentleness; the second is economy; and the third is shrinking from taking precedence of others.”
Lao Tzu
GentlenessHumility
“The superior man in everything considers righteousness to be essential.”
Confucius
IntegrityCharacter
“When the multitude hate a man, it is necessary to examine into the case. When the multitude like a man, it is necessary to examine into the case.”
Confucius
JudgmentIndependent Thinking
“The great man is he who does not lose his child's-heart.”
Mencius
InnocenceGreatness
“The fool who knows his foolishness, is wise at least so far.”
Buddha (Dhammapada)
Self-AwarenessWisdom
“By oneself the evil is done, by oneself one suffers; by oneself evil is left undone, by oneself one is purified.”
Buddha (Dhammapada)
ResponsibilityChoice
“Perform thou right action, for action is superior to inaction.”
Bhagavad Gita
ActionDuty
“Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.”
The Bible (Proverbs 16:3)
FaithPlanning
“Even a child is known by his doings.”
The Bible (Proverbs 20:11)
ActionsCharacter
“Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.”
The Bible (Proverbs 6:6)
Hard WorkWisdom
“Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might.”
The Bible (Ecclesiastes 9:10)
EffortWork
“The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.”
The Bible (Proverbs 28:1)
CourageIntegrity
“If God be for us, who can be against us?”
The Bible (Romans 8:31)
ConfidenceFaith
“Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.”
The Bible (Proverbs 4:25)
FocusDirection
“The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together.”
William Shakespeare
LifeAcceptance
“Be not afraid of greatness.”
William Shakespeare
GreatnessCourage