25 clever one liners that’ll make you smile

03/02/2026 by

If you’re anything like me, dear reader, then you’ll love clever one liners. I’m constantly collecting them in my journal.

Today, I thought I’d share with you some of the best ones I’ve come across recently.

I found them all hilarious, and I’m confident that you will enjoy them too.

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Clever one liners:

  1. I’d like to start with the chimney jokes. I’ve got a stack of them. The first one is on the house. ~Tim Vine
  2. Exit signs? They’re on the way out! ~Tim Vine
  3. I hate sitting in traffic because I always get run over. ~Milton Jones
  4. Conjunctivitis.com: That’s a site for sore eyes. ~Tim Vine
  5. Hedgehogs: Why can’t they just share the hedge? ~Dan Antolpolski
  6. My New Year’s resolution is to get in shape. I choose round. ~Sarah Millican
  7. The toughest job I ever had? Selling doors, door-to-door. ~Bill Bailey
  8. I have kleptomania. But when it gets bad, I take something for it. ~Ken Dodd
  9. I usually meet my girlfriend at 12:59 because I like that one-to-one time. ~Tom Ward
  10. My grandfather invented the cold air balloon. It never really took off. ~Milton Jones
  11. My next-door neighbour worships exhaust pipes. He’s a catholic converter. ~Tim Vine
  12. The best time to add insult to injury is when you’re signing somebody’s cast. ~Demetri Martin
  13. I went to buy some camouflage trousers the other day, but I couldn’t find any. ~Tommy Cooper
  14. I had a dream last night that I was cutting carrots with the Grim Reaper. Dicing with death. ~Tim Vine
  15. It’s hard to tell if people are interested in joining my Sarcastic Club or not. ~Milton Jones
  16. A cement mixer collided with a prison van. Motorists are asked to be on the lookout for 16 hardened criminals. ~Peter Kay
  17. The pollen count, now that’s a difficult job; especially if you’ve got hayfever. ~Milton Jones
  18. Helvetica and Times New Roman walked into a bar. “We don’t serve your type!” said the barman. ~Author Unknown
  19. Do you know the animal that kills the most people in the world? The Hepatitis Bee. ~Milton Jones
  20. I needed a password eight characters long, so I picked Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. ~Nick Helm
  21. This bloke said to me: ‘I’m going to attack you with the neck of a guitar.’ I said: ‘Is that a fret?’ ~Tim Vine
  22. Two monkeys were getting into the bath. One said: ‘Oo, oo, aah.’ The other replied: ‘Put some cold in then.’ – Harry Hill
  23. I was playing chess with my friend, and he said, ‘Let’s make this interesting’. So we stopped playing chess. ~Matt Kirshen
  24. Two fish are sitting in a tank. One looks over at the other and says: “Hey, do you know how to drive this thing?” ~Author Unknown
  25. I saw this bloke chatting up a cheetah. I thought: ‘He’s trying to pull a fast one.’ ~Tim Vine
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35 witty quotes from funny people you’ll love

02/25/2026 by
35 witty quotes from funny people

I love witty quotes from the funniest people, and I always make a note of the best ones in my journal.

Today, I thought I’d share some of them with you, dear reader.

Here are 35 of the best witty quotes from some very funny people, and I hope you enjoy them all. Certainly, I did.

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Witty quotes:

  1. One in four frogs is a leapfrog. ~Chris Turner
  2. My cat is recovering from a massive stroke. ~Darren Walsh
  3. A thesaurus is great. There’s no other word for it. ~Ross Smith
  4. I had a job drilling holes for water. It was well boring. ~Leo Kearse
  5. I was raised as an only child, which really annoyed my sister. ~Will Marsh
  6. Words can’t express how much I hate World Emoji Day. ~Christian Talbot
  7. I love Snapchat. I could talk about classic card games all day. ~Aatif Nawaz
  8. Thing is, we all just want to belong. But some of us are short. ~Lou Sanders
  9. Life is like a box of chocolates. It doesn’t last long if you’re fat. ~Joe Lycett
  10. Is it possible to mistake schizophrenia for telepathy? I hear you ask. ~ Jordan Brookes
  11. A rescue cat is like recycled toilet paper. Good for the planet, but scratchy. ~Chris Turner
  12. Someone stole my antidepressants. Whoever they are, I hope they’re happy. ~Richard Stott
  13. I’m not a very muscular man; the strongest thing about me is my password. ~Rory O’Keeffe
  14. Hey, if anyone knows how to fix some broken hinges, my door’s always open. ~Paul F. Taylor
  15. I took out a loan to pay for an exorcism. If I don’t pay it back, I’m going to get repossessed. ~Olaf Falafel
  16. I used to be addicted to swimming, but I’m very proud to say I’ve been dry for six years. ~Alfie Moore
  17. My grandad has a chair in his shower, which makes him feel old, so in order to feel young, he sits on it backwards like a cool teacher giving an assembly about drugs. ~Rhys James
  18. My dad said, always leave them wanting more. Ironically, that’s how he lost his job in disaster relief. ~Mark Watson
  19. One thing you’ll never hear a Hindu say, ‘Ah well, you only live once.” ~Hardeep Singh Kohli
  20. You know you’re working class when your TV is bigger than your bookcase. ~Rob Beckett
  21. I saw a documentary on how ships are kept together. Riveting! ~Stewart Francis
  22. Feminism is not a fad. It’s not like Angry Birds. Although it does involve a lot of angry birds. Bad example. ~Bridget Christie
  23. The anti-ageing advert that I would like to see is a baby covered in cream saying, ‘Aah, I’ve used too much’. ~Andrew Bird
  24. I’m sure wherever my dad is, he’s looking down on us. He’s not dead, just very condescending. ~Jack Whitehall
  25. Oh my god, mega drama the other day: My dishwasher stopped working! Yup, his visa expired. ~Alexander Henry Buchanan-Dunlop
  26. It all starts innocently, mixing chocolate and Rice Krispies, but before you know it you’re adding raisins and marshmallows – it’s a rocky road. ~Olaf Falafel
  27. Whenever I see a man with a beard, mustache, and glasses, I think, ‘There’s a man who has taken every precaution to avoid people doodling on photographs of him’. ~Carey Marx
  28. I don’t have the Protestant work ethic, I have the Catholic work ethic; in that, I don’t work but I do feel very guilty about that. ~Rory O’Keeffe
  29. I accidentally booked myself onto an escapology course; I’m really struggling to get out of it. ~Adele Cliff
  30. When I found out the amusement park was taking photos of me on their rides without my permission I was fluming. ~Olaf Falafel
  31. I think the bravest thing I’ve ever done is misjudge how much shopping I want to buy and still not go back to get a basket. ~Stuart Laws
  32. I heard a rumour that Cadbury is bringing out an oriental chocolate bar. Could be a Chinese Wispa. ~Rob Auton
  33. My sister had a baby and they took a while to name her and I was like, ‘Hurry up!’ because I didn’t want my niece to grow up to be one of these kids you hear about on the news where it says, ‘The 17-year-old defendant, who hasn’t been named’. ~Jenny Collier
  34. I just bought underwater headphones and it’s made me loads faster. Do you know how motivating it is swimming to the theme song from Jaws? I mean my anxiety is through the roof but record times. ~Felicity Ward
  35. I was watching the London Marathon and saw one runner dressed as a chicken and another runner dressed as an egg. I thought, ‘This could be interesting.’ ~Paddy Lennox

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9 truly inspirational quotes worthy of a moment’s reflection

02/25/2026 by

If something to inspire you is what you’re seeking today, then I have nine truly inspirational quotes just for you.

Four of them may be from the same author, but they’re all worthy of reflection. I found them inspirational, and I hope you do too.

Enjoy them all, and then please pass them on to your friends and colleagues.

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Truly Inspirational Quotes:

  1. Time is a created thing. To say ‘I don’t have time’ is like saying, ‘I don’t want to.’ ~Lao-Tzu.
  2. Time is not something you FIND or MAKE. The clock and the calendar move on at their own pace, with or without you. Your choice is how you use it. ~Michael Josephson
  3. Sometimes life doesn’t turn out how you had expected or hoped. That doesn’t mean you can’t or won’t be happy. If you don’t limit yourself to your first version of your life there is always a bright future ahead. If you believe that the best is yet to come you will be right. ~Michael Josephson
  4. Doing what you like is FUN. Doing what you love is HAPPINESS. Doing what you want is FREEDOM. Doing what you say is INTEGRITY. Doing what you can is SERVICE. Doing what you must is DUTY. Doing what you should is CHARACTER. ~Michael Josephson
  5. It is not enough to exist, you must LIVE. It is not enough to survive, you must THRIVE. It is not enough to care, you must COMMIT. It is not enough to seek success, you must seek SIGNIFICANCE. It is not enough to live long, you must LIVE WELL. ~Michael Josephson
  6. Life is what you make it. You can be more than you are, but it won’t happen by accident. You need a “why,” and with a “why,” you’ll be able to bear any “how.” ~Lucius B. Wack
  7. Live every day as if it’s your last, because one day it will be. ~Anonymous
  8. Enjoy the life you have and make the most of every moment, because you’ll be dead for a long time. ~Anonymous
  9. Everyone has something to offer. If you can solve problems for other people, you’ll always earn a living. ~Joseph Crosby
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45 Quotes by Napoleon Hill to inspire you to personal success

02/24/2026 by

Although in modern times he’s become a more controversial figure, today I want to explore some quotes by Napoleon Hill. Regardless of any controversy, he’s a man whose written work I admire.

Oliver Napoleon Hill, to give him his full name, was an American self-help author. He is probably best known for his book Think and Grow Rich, which is among the 10 best-selling self-help books of all time and remains essential reading to this day, in my opinion.

Essentially, Napoleon Hill’s written work insists that impassioned expectations are essential to improving one’s life. That is, they suggest the need for a burning desire to improve one’s lot in life. Most of his books expound on these underlying principles for achieving success.

So let’s take a look at some of his many quotes. I found them inspiring, so I hope you will too.

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Quotes by Napoleon Hill (1-20):

  1. You give before you get.
  2. A goal is a dream with a deadline.
  3. Don’t wait. The time will never be just right.
  4. Money without brains is always dangerous.
  5. Fears are nothing more than a state of mind.
  6. Ideas are the beginning points of all fortunes.
  7. The starting point of all achievement is desire.
  8. There is no such thing as something for nothing.
  9. Happiness is found in doing, not merely possessing.
  10. Your big opportunity may be right where you are now.
  11. If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self.
  12. If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.
  13. What the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.
  14. Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.
  15. Everyone enjoys doing the kind of work for which he is best suited.
  16. No man can succeed in a line of endeavour that he does not like.
  17. There are no limitations to the mind except those we acknowledge.
  18. All achievements, all earned riches, have their beginning in an idea.
  19. It takes half your life before you discover life is a do-it-yourself project.
  20. Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.

Quotes by Napoleon Hill (21-30):

  1. Big pay and little responsibility are circumstances seldom found together.
  2. You might well remember that nothing can bring you success but yourself.
  3. Education comes from within; you get it by struggle and effort and thought.
  4. Opportunity often comes disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat.
  5. The man who does more than he is paid for will soon be paid for more than he does.
  6. Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.
  7. It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed.
  8. More gold has been mined from the thoughts of men than has been taken from the earth.
  9. You don’t have to fear defeat if you believe it may reveal powers that you didn’t know you possessed.
  10. Edison failed 10,000 times before he made the electric light. Do not be discouraged if you fail a few times.

Quotes by Napoleon Hill (31-40):

  1. The world has the habit of making room for the man whose actions show that he knows where he is going.
  2. Wise men, when in doubt about whether to speak or to keep quiet, give themselves the benefit of the doubt, and remain silent.
  3. Nature cannot be tricked or cheated. She will give up to you the object of your struggles only after you have paid her price.
  4. Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire and begin at once, whether you’re ready or not, to put this plan into action.
  5. Until you have learned to be tolerant of those who do not always agree with you, you will be neither successful nor happy.
  6. Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything.
  7. Reduce your plan to writing. The moment you complete this, you will have definitely given concrete form to the intangible desire.
  8. Until you have formed the habit of looking for the good instead of the bad there is in others, you will be neither successful nor happy.
  9. The battle is all over except for the ‘shouting’ when one knows what is wanted and has made up his mind to get it, whatever the price may be.
  10. Think twice before you speak, because your words and influence will plant the seed of either success or failure in the mind of another.

Quotes by Napoleon Hill (41-45):

  1. Until you have cultivated the habit of saying some kind word of those whom you do not admire, you will be neither successful nor happy.
  2. There is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it.
  3. You can start right where you stand and apply the habit of going the extra mile by rendering more service and better service than you are now being paid for.
  4. Success in its highest and noblest form calls for peace of mind and enjoyment and happiness which come only to the man who has found the work that he likes best.
  5. It has always been my belief that a man should do his best, regardless of how much he receives for his services, the number of people he may be serving or the class of people served.
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Think and Grow Rich:

Napoleon Hill’s book Think and Grow Rich reveals the money-making secrets of hundreds of America’s most affluent people.

The underlying message in the book is that by thinking like them, you can become wealthy like them, and the book offers a 13-step program that will set you on the path to wealth and success.

According to Hill, the magic formula for making money never changes, and he has certainly inspired many people to pursue personal wealth successfully.

If you aim to become successful and wealthy, then I recommend you read Think and Grow Rich.

It’s still available, and you can check it out on Amazon.

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25 funny short jokes to brighten your day

02/23/2026 by

If you’re looking for some funny short jokes, today’s post is for you, dear reader.

Now, life can be tough for everyone, don’t you think?

It can be stressful at times, too.

When life is getting you down, laughter is always the best medicine.

In fact, laughter is always great medicine, regardless of how you’re feeling.

However, the problem can be finding the time to go in search of a laugh or two.

Which is why, dear reader, I’ve done the work for you.

I’ve been digging around, looking for funny short jokes that might just help readers relax a little.

So today I offer you 25 great, funny short jokes that are guaranteed to brighten your day.

Well, hopefully, anyway. I’m confident that most of them will brighten your day, at least.

They’re all quick to read, and if at least some of them don’t make you smile, then nothing will.

So take a few minutes for yourself and enjoy these funny short jokes right now.

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Funny short jokes:

  • If I had a dollar for every girl that found me unattractive
  • They’d find me attractive by now
  • Why don’t cats play poker in the jungle? 
  • Too many cheetahs
  • What do you call a sleepwalking nun?
  • A roamin’ Catholic
  • Two peanuts were walking down a dark alley
  • One was assaulted
  • What do you call a fat psychic?
  • A four chin teller
  • My girlfriend accused me of cheating
  • I told her she was starting to sound like my wife
  • A man asked me for a donation towards the local swimming pool
  • So I gave him a glass of water
  • I tried to sue the airport for misplacing my luggage
  • I lost my case
  • What do you say to a one-legged hitchhiker?
  • Hop in
  • What do you get when you throw a piano down a mine shaft?
  • A flat miner
  • If you give an alligator a GPS
  • Does that make it a navigator?
  • How do trees get online?
  • They just log in
  • What do you call a singing laptop?
  • A Dell
  • Why is it so hard for a leopard to hide? 
  • Because it’s always spotted
  • I don’t know what Armageddon means
  • So what? It’s not the end of the world
  • I’ve been told I’m condescending
  • (That means talking down to people)
  • What do you call a bee that can’t make up its mind?
  • A Maybe
  • Why go to the paint store when you’re on a diet?
  • You can get thinner there
  • How do you get two whales in a car?
  • Start in England and drive west
  • Why shouldn’t you fall in love with a pastry chef?
  • He’ll dessert you
  • What do cats like to eat for breakfast?
  • Mice Krispies
  • What do you call the cat that was caught by the police?
  • The purrpatrator
  • I went bobsleighing the other day
  • And I managed to kill 250 bobs
  • People in Dubai don’t like the Flintstones
  • But people in Abu Dhabi do!
  • You may think it’s romantic to carve our names on this tree
  • But I have to ask, why did you bring a knife on our first date?
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21 quotes about success that will make you think

02/22/2026 by

Today I am exploring quotes about success.

Many people say they want to be successful, but few achieve success in any meaningful way.

That said, one person’s success is another person’s failure.

We all have different ideas about what constitutes success.

For some people, it’s all about owning a million-dollar mansion, whereas for others, just being happy and content would be their measure of success.

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What does success mean to you?

There are 21 thought-provoking quotes about success in today’s post to help you reflect on what success means to you.

However you choose to define success, it is possible to get to where you’d like to be with effort and determination.

Just decide where you want to go and don’t stop until you get there, though not before you’ve read today’s thought-provoking quotes about success.

Not only are they thought-provoking, but you should find them motivating and inspirational too, dear reader. I hope so, anyway.

Quotes about success:

  1. Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work. ~Stephen King
  2. Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. ~Herman Cain
  3. Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again. ~Richard Branson
  4. Victory is sweetest when you’ve known defeat. ~Malcolm S. Forbes
  5. The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You do not blame them on your mother, the ecology, or the president. You realize that you control your own destiny. ~Albert Ellis
  6. You’ve got to get up every morning with determination if you’re going to go to bed with satisfaction. ~George Lorimer
  7. If you want to make an easy job seem mighty hard, just keep putting off doing it. ~Olin Miller
  8. The successful man is the one who finds out what is the matter with his business before his competitors do. ~Roy L. Smith
  9. Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world. ~Lucille Ball
  10. Quotes about successSuccess is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds. ~Orison Swett Marden
  11. You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else. ~Albert Einstein
  12. Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle. ~Abraham Lincoln
  13. Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do. ~John R. Wooden
  14. Spend eighty per cent of your time focusing on the opportunities of tomorrow rather than the problems of yesterday. ~Brian Tracy
  15. Success means having the courage, determination, and will to become the person you believe you were meant to be. ~George Sheehan
  16. The secret to success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes. ~Benjamin Disraeli
  17. There are two types of people who will tell you that you cannot make a difference in this world: those who are afraid to try and those who are afraid you will succeed. ~Ray Goforth
  18. Don’t wait. The time will never be just right. ~Napoleon Hill
  19. You can teach a student a lesson for a day; but if you can teach him to learn by creating curiosity, he will continue the learning process as long as he lives. ~Clay P. Bedford
  20. The first step toward success is taken when you refuse to be a captive of the environment in which you first find yourself. ~Mark Caine
  21. Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day-in and day-out. ~Robert Collier
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15 Quotes by Albert Einstein to inspire you

02/22/2026 by

Today, I am exploring quotes by Albert Einstein.

Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist, probably best known for the theory of relativity, amongst other things.

Certainly, his work had a major influence on the philosophy of science.

However, he was also widely respected as a great thinker, and many of the quotes attributed to him offer much for developing our personal philosophy.

Here are 15 quotes by Albert Einstein to prove the point:

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Quotes by Albert Einstein:

  1. Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves. ~Albert Einstein
  2. Everyone should be respected as an individual, but no one should be idolized. ~Albert Einstein
  3. Strive not to be a success but rather to be of value. ~Albert Einstein
  4. Information is not knowledge. ~Albert Einstein
  5. The only source of knowledge is experience. ~Albert Einstein
  6. If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough. ~Albert Einstein
  7. Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character. ~Albert Einstein
  8. Learn from yesterday, live for today, and hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning. ~Albert Einstein
  9. Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. ~Albert Einstein
  10. It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education. ~Albert Einstein
  11. The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it. ~Albert Einstein
  12. Only two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former. ~Albert Einstein
  13. It’s not that I’m so smart; it’s just that I stay with problems longer. ~Albert Einstein
  14. You ask me if I keep a notebook to record my great ideas. I’ve only ever had one. ~Albert Einstein
  15. Sometimes one pays most for the things one gets for nothing. ~Albert Einstein

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50 Arabic proverbs to inspire you today

02/20/2026 by

Discover the timeless wisdom of the Arab world with this carefully curated collection of Arabic proverbs.

Handpicked from a rich cultural heritage spanning centuries, these proverbs offer a unique window into the values and beliefs of the Arab people.

From reflections on life and love to insightful sayings about human nature and the world around us, this list is packed with thought-provoking and inspiring proverbs that are sure to enlighten you.

So, take a journey through time and explore the beauty and depth of these Arabic proverbs, and see if you can add one or two of them to your conversations today.

And please feel free to pass them on.

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Arabic Proverbs

Every sun must set.

Haste makes waste.

Time is made of gold.

Be contrary, be known.

Planning is half of living.

A tree begins with a seed.

There’s always tomorrow.

A tree is known by its fruit.

A hungry belly has no ears.

If the winds blow, use them.

Silence is a sign of approval.

Distance equals disaffection.

Blood does not become water.

Think it through and trust God.

Time is a cure for every illness.

A hint is enough for a wise man.

Whatever is forbidden is desired.

Laughing without a reason is rude.

An envious person is the unhappiest.

He who has no shame has no honour.

Avoid that which requires an apology.

Winds do not blow as the vessels wish.

The wisest is the one who can forgive.

Determination is the key to everything.

The first one to apologize is the bravest.

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Wishing does not make a poor man rich.

The smarter you are, the less you speak.

A great man is one who serves humanity.

The cure for ignorance is asking questions.

Get on with your neighbours or move away.

It’s better to be alone than in bad company.

With care do you realize your opportunities.

He who plays with the cat will find his claws.

Ask the experienced rather than the learned.

Seek knowledge from the cradle to the grave.

Anger begins with madness but ends in regret.

He who desires success must sit up many nights

The stingy have large porches and little morality.

A true friend is one who shows up in times of need.

May God bless the visitors who don’t stay too long.

A servant who has two masters lies to one of them.

It’s better to light a candle than curse the darkness.

Choose your neighbours before you choose your home.

A single good deed is better than a thousand intentions.

The best people are those who are most useful to others.

The ink of the scholar is holier than the blood of the martyr.

Everyone is critical of the flaws of others but blind to their own.

It’s better to fix what you have than wait to get what you don’t have.

A man of two minds is a liar, and a man of three minds is a hypocrite.

You can build all the houses you want but, eventually, you’ll leave them all and go to your grave alone.

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50 quotes on self-improvement to inspire you to achieve

02/20/2026 by

Looking for some quotes on self-improvement that will inspire you to be more than you are, dear reader? Then you’re in the right place because I have some brilliant quotes to offer you today.

These are some of my favourite quotes of all time, and I always feel inspired when I read them.

Take a few minutes to relax and see which ones inspire you the most. Any that you really like, please feel free to add them to your journal.

If you don’t keep a journal, you should. I keep one, and in it, I make a note of anything and everything that inspires me. That’s where I’ve created the resource for all of these quotes on offer now.

Anyway, enjoy them all, and then please pass them on to your friends.

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Quotes on self-improvement (1-10):

  1. If you can dream it, you can do it. ~Walt Disney
  2. The only journey is the one within. ~Rainer Maria Rilke
  3. All things are difficult before they are easy. ~Thomas Fuller
  4. The secret of getting ahead is getting started. ~Mark Twain
  5. It always seems impossible until it’s done. ~Nelson Mandela
  6. You just can’t beat the person who never gives up. ~Babe Ruth
  7. Set your goals high, and don’t stop till you get there. ~Bo Jackson
  8. It is never too late to be what you might have been. ~George Eliot
  9. Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me. ~Carol Burnett
  10. You cannot have a positive life and a negative mind. ~Joyce Meyer

Quotes on self-improvement (11-20):

  1. My purpose is to lift your spirit and to motivate you. ~Mavis Staples
  2. Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds. ~Gordon B. Hinckley
  3. Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines. ~Robert H. Schuller
  4. The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work. ~Harry Golden
  5. Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star. ~W. Clement Stone
  6. Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. ~Arthur Ashe
  7. In order to succeed, we must first believe that we can. ~Nikos Kazantzakis
  8. It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. ~Confucius
  9. When you have a dream, you’ve got to grab it and never let go. ~Carol Burnett
  10. Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it. ~Charles R. Swindoll

Quotes on self-improvement (21-30):

  1. The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today. ~H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
  2. Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other. ~Walter Elliot
  3. Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. ~Samuel Beckett
  4. Opportunity does not knock it presents itself when you beat down the door. ~Kyle Chandler
  5. A strong, positive self-image is the best possible preparation for success. ~Joyce Brothers
  6. Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact. ~William James
  7. Change your life today. Don’t gamble on the future, act now, without delay. ~Simone de Beauvoir
  8. The will to succeed is important, but what’s more important is the will to prepare. ~Bobby Knight
  9. Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence. ~Vince Lombardi
  10. Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree. ~Martin Luther

Quotes on self-improvement (31-41):

  1. quotes-on-self-improvementDon’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant. ~Robert Louis Stevenson
  2. Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don’t recognize them. ~Ann Landers
  3. Nothing ever comes to one that is worth having, except as a result of hard work. ~Booker T. Washington
  4. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  5. Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. ~Thomas A. Edison
  6. I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination. ~Jimmy Dean
  7. There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self. ~Aldous Huxley
  8. Put your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success. ~Swami Sivananda
  9. Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start. ~Nido Qubein
  10. If you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not doing anything. I’m positive that a doer makes mistakes. ~John Wooden
  11. You simply have to put one foot in front of the other and keep going. Put blinders on and plough right ahead. ~George Lucas

Quotes on self-improvement (42-50):

  1. I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit’. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.’ ~Muhammad Ali
  2. Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work. ~H. L. Hunt
  3. If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success. ~John D. Rockefeller
  4. Just don’t give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong. ~Ella Fitzgerald
  5. If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much. ~Jim Rohn
  6. If you believe in yourself and have dedication and pride, and never quit, you’ll be a winner. The price of victory is high but so are the rewards. ~Bear Bryant
  7. My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humour, and some style. ~Maya Angelou
  8. I learned that we can do anything, but we can’t do everything, at least not at the same time. So think of your priorities, not in terms of what activities you do, but when you do them. Timing is everything. ~Dan Millman
  9. Always do your best. Your best is going to change from moment to moment. It will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse and regret. ~Don Miguel Ruiz
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100 short powerful quotes guaranteed to inspire you today

02/17/2026 by

If you’re looking for some short, powerful quotes, dear reader, then I have some gems for you today.

I guarantee that you will find quotes here to truly inspire you.

So, grab a coffee, take a few moments to read them all, and set yourself up for a day of action.

Remember; you can be more than you are, and you can achieve a lot more than you think. And it’s never too late to make your mark on life.

So, be inspired and be known.

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Short powerful quotes (1-10):

  1. The unexamined life is not worth living. ~Socrates
  2. Whatever you are, be a good one. ~Abraham Lincoln
  3. There is nothing permanent except change. ~Heraclitus
  4. The more I see, the less I know for sure. ~John Lennon
  5. The truth is rarely pure and never simple. ~Oscar Wilde
  6. The secret of getting ahead is getting started. ~Mark Twain
  7. Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened. ~Dr Seuss
  8. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. ~Franklin D. Roosevelt
  9. Be the change that you wish to see in the world. ~Mahatma Gandhi
  10. The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. ~Lao Tzu

Short powerful quotes (11-20):

  1. The way to get started is quit talking and begin doing. ~Walt Disney
  2. There is nothing impossible to him who will try. ~Alexander the Great
  3. Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy. ~Anne Frank
  4. Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly. ~John F. Kennedy
  5. The future belongs to the brave, not to the faint-hearted. ~Ronald Reagan
  6. The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page. ~St. Augustine
  7. If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things. ~Albert Einstein
  8. The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. ~Amelia Earhart
  9. Success is not final; failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. ~Winston Churchill
  10. The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people’s money. ~Margaret Thatcher

Short powerful quotes (21-30):

  1. You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. ~Wayne Gretzky
  2. There are no shortcuts to any place worth going. ~Beverly Sills
  3. To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance. ~Oscar Wilde
  4. You must do the things you think you cannot do. ~Eleanor Roosevelt
  5. You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough. ~Mae West
  6. The most wasted of all days is one without laughter. ~E.E. Cummings
  7. We can’t help everyone, but everyone can help someone. ~Ronald Reagan
  8. You have to dream before your dreams can come true. ~A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
  9. The mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work unless it’s open. ~Frank Zappa
  10. The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire. ~Ferdinand Foch

Short powerful quotes (31-40):

  1. The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have. ~Vince Lombardi
  2. You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. ~C.S. Lewis
  3. You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with. ~Jim Rohn
  4. We must not allow other people’s limited perceptions to define us. ~Virginia Satir
  5. The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me. ~Ayn Rand
  6. You will face many defeats in life, but never let yourself be defeated. ~Maya Angelou
  7. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. ~Aristotle
  8. We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. ~Winston Churchill
  9. The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
  10. The most important thing is to enjoy your life – to be happy – it’s all that matters. ~Audrey Hepburn

Short powerful quotes (41-50):

  1. You have to be odd to be number one. ~Dr Seuss
  2. Where there is love there is life. ~Mahatma Gandhi
  3. Why fit in when you were born to stand out? ~Dr Seuss
  4. Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. ~Oscar Wilde
  5. Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right. ~Henry Ford
  6. Your time is limited, don’t waste it living someone else’s life. ~Steve Jobs
  7. Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans. ~John Lennon
  8. Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game. ~Babe Ruth
  9. You don’t have to be great to start, but you must start to be great. ~Zig Ziglar
  10. It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up. ~Vince Lombardi
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Short powerful quotes (51-60):

  1. You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. ~Maya Angelou
  2. You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try. ~Beverly Sills
  3. Life is ten percent what happens to you and 90% how you react to it. ~Charles R. Swindoll
  4. Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. ~Mahatma Gandhi
  5. The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. ~Edmund Burke
  6. The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any. ~Alice Walker
  7. There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure. ~Paulo Coelho
  8. There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it. ~Edith Wharton
  9. You’re off to great places, today is your day. Your mountain is waiting, so get on your way. ~Dr Seuss
  10. You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore. ~Christopher Columbus

Short powerful quotes (61-70):

  1. It is never too late to be what you might have been. ~George Eliot
  2. If you don’t stand for something, you will fall for anything. ~Malcolm X
  3. Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I’m possible’! ~Audrey Hepburn
  4. Don’t let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game. ~Babe Ruth
  5. The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision. ~Helen Keller
  6. To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all. ~Oscar Wilde
  7. If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. ~African proverb
  8. Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions. ~Dalai Lama
  9. The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. ~Franklin D. Roosevelt
  10. If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. ~Maya Angelou

Short powerful quotes (71-80):

  1. People who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do. ~Rob Siltanen
  2. Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen. ~Michael Jordan
  3. There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure. ~Colin Powell
  4. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make. ~Jane Goodall
  5. The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty. ~Winston Churchill
  6. What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
  7. You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. ~Dr Seuss
  8. The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. ~Steve Jobs
  9. The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude. ~Oprah Winfrey
  10. The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart. ~Helen Keller

Short powerful quotes (81-90):

  1. Nothing will work unless you do. ~Maya Angelou
  2. Other people succeed and so can you. ~Roy Sutton
  3. Action is the foundational key to all success. ~Pablo Picasso
  4. Energy and persistence conquer all things. ~Benjamin Franklin
  5. The path to success is to take massive, determined action. ~Tony Robbins
  6. Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going. ~Jim Rohn
  7. No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. ~Eleanor Roosevelt
  8. When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on. ~Franklin D. Roosevelt
  9. The greatest glory in living, lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. ~Nelson Mandela
  10. Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted. ~Albert Einstein

Short powerful quotes (91-100):

  1. Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
  2. The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. ~Albert Einstein
  3. Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  4. It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change. ~Charles Darwin
  5. To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
  6. There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living. ~Nelson Mandela
  7. The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will. ~Vince Lombardi
  8. The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts. ~Bertrand Russell
  9. When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us. ~Helen Keller
  10. Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength. ~Arnold Schwarzenegger
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