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Our latest collection of motivational books for entrepreneurs to help you become successful.

If you’re an entrepreneur, you know what this article is really about.  It’s about “what 10 books should I have on my bookshelf.”  It can’t possibly be about “what 10 books I need to read” because no entrepreneur has time to read ten books!

That being said, if these books are never taken off the shelf, they will never do you and your business any good.  So, to help you get the most from the wisdom contained in these volumes, we’ve broken them down into four categories and provided our tips for getting the most out each one.

Inspirational Business Books for Entrepreneurs

Category 1: Read it Cover to Cover, Right Now

There are a few books that every entrepreneur, especially if leading a technology startup, needs to read.  If you haven’t read these three books, don’t let another week go by without getting and consuming them.  They are all easy to read and provide a framework for thinking about your business that will set you on the best path for success.

1. The Lean Startup by Eric Reis

Over the past ten years, the entire approach to launching a startup has been redefined by the Lean Startup methodology.  This book helps entrepreneurs understand why managing a startup is different from managing a small version of big business and explains how to approach launching a new venture scientifically, rather than the traditional approach of betting-the-farm on a collection of untested hypotheses.  Save yourself months of frustration and wasted money by reading this book before even thinking about your next startup.

Best Motivational Business Books for Entrepreneurs

2. Inside the Tornado by Geoffrey Moore

(not to be confused with Jeffrey I. Moore, founder on Everyday Power Blog) Via his earlier book, Crossing the Chasm, Moore had popularized the diffusions of innovation theory.  This follow-up book provides an even better introduction and provides very helpful advice both on how to “cross the chasm” and how to survive “the tornado” – scaling as technology products move into the mainstream.  For any entrepreneur that is introducing real technology innovation, these concepts are critical to survival.

3. From Concept to Scale by Steve Graves, Dave Blanchard, and Josh Kwan

While The Lean Startup provides a conceptual overview of how to launch a startup in modern times, this book provides a detailed framework for how to do it.  It helps entrepreneurs intentionally (rather than accidentally) progress through four stages (concept, launch, prove, scale) of building a business effectively using the six elements (language, offering, model, structure, path, people) essential to any organization.

Best Motivational Business Books for Entrepreneurs

Category 2: Read it Cover to Cover, Sometime

Like the books in the first category, these books are chock full of guidance and frameworks that will help position your startup for success.   However, each of these books deals with a specific aspect of the startup journey, so you can set these aside for a long flight or a sleepless night at the right phase of your company’s development.

4. Made to Stick by Chip and Dan Heath

This book is an easy-to-read guide on how to craft messages that people will remember.  When you’re ready to start telling your story, and how your new venture is going to change the world, set aside some time to learn these critical lessons.

5. Competing for the Future by Gary Hamel and C.K. Prahalad

Unlike every other book in this list, the authors are heavy academics and this book is not written just for startups.  But at some point, and probably before too long, it will be essential to think beyond your first product and set a clear course for the future.  This book makes the strong case that you have to see the future in order to shape the future, and that the capabilities you build today will enable or constrain what future you can achieve.

Best Motivational Business Books for Entrepreneurs

Category 3: Read Some of It, At the Right Time

Realistically, not every book needs to be read cover to cover in order to get the full benefit.  We believe that these two books are incredibly helpful to entrepreneurs, but can be picked up and picked through at just the right time.

6. Business Model Generation by Alexander Osterwalder& Yves Pigneur

One of the best tools for implementing the Lean Startup methodology is the Business Model Canvas (BMC).  This book is the definitive source on how to develop a one-page model of your business (and iterate until you’ve nailed it) before (or instead of) spending months writing a full business plan.  This book is very graphical and hands-on.  Read Section 1 (Canvas) early in your venture, skim Section 2 (Patterns) to get ideas for how it works in action, and then use the rest of the book as a go-to reference tool as you try to make it work for your business.

7. Focus by Al Ries

Another book not specifically targeted at startups, Focus does a great job of explaining why intense focus is advantageous for the success of any business. For startups that kind of focus is essential.  We recommend reading the last chapter first (Fifteen Keys to a Long-Term Focus) and then going back and referencing some of the other 14 chapters as you have specific needs or want to dive deeper.

Best Motivational Business Books for Entrepreneurs

Category 4: Read Some of It, All the Time

Finally, there are a few authors that seem to truly understand the entrepreneur’s reality.  These three books don’t require long stretches of attention to reap the rewards.  They are broken into bite-sized pieces that can be quickly enjoyed when you just have a few minutes to spare.  The inspirational jolt they provide is better than any caffeinated beverage to carry you through a tedious meeting or lift you out of the doldrums.

8. do more faster by David Cohen and Brad Feld

David and Brad are two of the founders of TechStars, one of the leading technology startup accelerators.  This large collection of short anecdotes from entrepreneurs, mentors, and investors provides helpful insights and lessons on how to succeed (or fail) at launching a startup. “Chapters” are one to three page stories from people like you, who have wrestled with challenges like yours, and have lessons we all can learn from, usually with a brief commentary by Brad or David to help make the lessons more broadly applicable.

9. Rules for Revolutionaries by Guy Kawasaki

Guy is an entertaining and inspiring communicator.  While chapters are about 20 pages long, each one is broken into many sections, typically a page or less, making it easy to pick up and set down this book at your convenience.  While the book is full of practical lessons from the author’s experiences introducing revolutionary products, as much as anything, reading this book helps entrepreneurs understand why we’re different and encourages us to act like the revolutionaries we are.

10. Integrity Moments by Rick Boxx

While all of the above books focus on the mechanics of building a successful business, this collection of 90 short vignettes challenges the reader to build a business based on integrity and focused on eternal impact.  Each chapter is less than 2 pages long and includes questions for reflecting on how to apply the lesson learned to your life and business.

Which of these motivational business books for entrepreneurs will you read first?

All entrepreneurs need inspirational and motivational messages to help them throughout their climb. We hope these books will help you as you build your empire.

Which of these motivational business books for entrepreneurs will you read first? Do you have any other favorite books to add to the list? Let us know in the comment section below.

Learn to spot the signs of narcissistic abuse before it takes full control of you.

No doubt you’ve heard about narcissism or Narcissistic Personality Disorder. It is considered a long-standing personality pattern, difficult to change—mostly because persons with those traits don’t believe they have a problem.

The most obvious signs of the disorder include a grandiose sense of self-importance, difficulty empathizing with others, a high need for flattery, jealousy, and a sense of entitlement.

But how do those qualities translate into abuse? What toxic relationship dynamics show up with a narcissist that may not show up when one’s partner is NOT narcissistic, but simply insecure or likes to be the center of attention?

Are you in a relationship with a narcissist? Are you a victim of a narcissistic partner? Watch out for this signs before it’s too late.

Here are some signs of narcissistic abuse:

1) A narcissist tries to shrink your world.

Narcissists are jealous and possessive. They have a need to control your life. Do you enjoy visiting your parents or siblings or just chatting with them on the phone? Do you like to go out with friends? Do you have a gym membership?

Narcissists will accuse you of ignoring them or your children. They will say you are putting others (or yourself) ahead of them, and that your priorities are all wrong.

To avoid an argument, you may automatically turn down invitations from others or speak to friends at limited (even secretive) times. You will limit your hobbies.

Soon your world shrinks. Then when you decide to go out with friends anyway for a special occasion, it will be taken as proof of your lack of regard for your partner.

Your choice is always to defend your rights and get into arguments or limit your involvement with others. A lose-lose.

And by the way, when you cancel your plans with friends to prove to your partner he/she is always your priority, don’t expect him/her to shower you with attention all evening. He/She will likely ignore you. If you complain about being ignored after you gave up a night out, well, that brings us to the second point of narcissistic abuse:

2) A narcissist never accepts blame.

It is always someone else’s (your) fault. The rule is simple: if you do something they dislike, you are to blame; if they do something you dislike, you are to blame for making them do it. Narcissists always have excuses for their bad behavior, whereas your bad behavior is inexcusable.

Many times, narcissists won’t even admit that their hurtful or manipulative behavior is wrong. You will be accused of being too sensitive, or you take things too personally.

But in fact, narcissists take every slight – however small – very personally. This brings us to the third point of narcissistic abuse:

3) Narcissists project all of their unfavorable qualities onto others.

They are not controlling, but you are controlling. They are never selfish or demanding, but you are. They will accuse you of lying or being secretive, when in fact they keep you in the dark about many things.

Sadly, when one is in a relationship with narcissistic abuse, the weary partner often will go behind the narcissist’s back do something they have a right to do (spend their money, visit a friend, and so forth)—just to avoid an argument. But when that secrecy is discovered, the narcissist now has more “proof” that the partner cannot be trusted, which results in even greater efforts to control their partner.

The bottom line is you can’t win with a narcissist. Which bring us to point number four:

4) Narcissists use double-standards—and they make up rules to suit their needs.

You can’t easily win an argument with a narcissist because they will NOT admit they are wrong.

So when you accuse them of having double-standards, they will always have an excuse or find a way to make you feel stupid. Their strong sense of entitlement means that rules don’t apply to them. But since they must exercise control over you, then the rules must always apply to you.

If by chance you catch them red-handed doing something you would NEVER be allowed to do, they will still make you the focus of their contempt.

There are many ways they do this. They may admit what they are doing BUT accuse you of having done it many more times. They may say you have no right to accuse them of anything, given all they have to put up with in your relationship. They may accuse you of being unforgiving or intolerant. If you bring up the incident later, they will accuse you of holding grudges.

To make it more confusing, the rules will change on a moment’s notice. Thus, you will be guilty as charged whenever it works to their advantage to make you wrong. You then start losing perspective on who is right and who is wrong; which brings us to:

5) You think you are going crazy.

Narcissists want to keep you off-balance. They want you to doubt yourself, not them. They want you to doubt your perceptions and feelings. This is one reason victims remain in an abusive relationship. They begin to believe they are seriously flawed, that others may not want them, and that the abuser is right to find fault.

Keep in mind that narcissists rarely end up with other narcissists. Instead, they find people who are willing to look inward at their own flaws rather than blame others, who try hard to be extra-fair and cooperative, who are willing to give more than they get. It is such people they can manipulate more readily.

And when the relationship leads to children or owning property together, leaving that relationship becomes even more difficult for the one being abused. This brings up to point number six:

6) If you reject a narcissist, they will seek revenge.

In psychology, it is called “narcissistic injury”: when a narcissist feels hurt, challenged, wronged, or made to look stupid. That is NOT tolerable to a person who has a grandiose sense of importance. They must get even or have the final word.

On a mild level, it can take the form of angry texts or condemning you to others. (It is true that when a narcissist can no longer control you, he will try to control what others think of you.) In more serious cases, a narcissist may try to use the children as pawns against you, or punish you financially.

The narcissist may contact you even a year after a relationship break-up. This brings us to the final point of narcissistic abuse:

7) A narcissist will reject you just so he can pull you back in and then reject you yet again.

In one example, a narcissist ended a relationship with a woman. He told her he never wanted to hear from her again. A few days later, she received a text from him. He just wanted to say hello and hoped she was doing fine. She took it as a sign they might reunite.

They agreed to meet for dinner and ended up spending the night together. The next day, he was cold and rejected and humiliated her for even thinking he might want her back.

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There are degrees of narcissistic abuse. In milder forms, it may be a bit easier to put up with. But it is always a challenge. The best advice: be wary of being in a relationship with a narcissist.

Discover some mind blowing questions that will make you rethink who you are and where you are going.

When I was in fifth grade, the teacher asked the class, “what is the largest number?”. We each grabbed a pencil and a piece of paper and toiled away at our best guess.

One by one we raced to the teacher’s desk and showed her various numbers with long strings of zeroes or nines and one by one we returned to our desks puzzled as to what that elusive number might be.

Finally, the teacher asked “what is your number plus one? Or plus two? Or plus one hundred?”. And at that moment, I grasped the concept of infinity. It was mind-blowing to a ten year old. Mathematics would never be the same again.

That is what happens when intriguing, mind-blowing questions get asked. They often lead to mind-blowing answers that forever change how you view things.

Below are seven mind-blowing questions that might make you rethink your life if you take the time to give a thoughtful answer. Keep in mind that while the questions themselves might seem fairly ordinary at first glance, it is what you do with the questions that can potentially have a life-changing impact.

Mind Blowing Question #1: Where do your thoughts originate?

If you said “my brain” think again. It may NOT be that simple.

Science has yet to explain how physical materials—brain cells and neurotransmitters—bring about the non-physical result we call “thought.” Plus, how do we explain phenomena such as telepathy or premonitions, where minds communicate with one another when there is NO physical connection to allow it? Some experts postulate that consciousness exists outside the brain and the brain operates more as a filter.

In other words, our minds are not “local” to our brain but “non-local.” We simply download it from a place outside of ourselves. If you believe that your spirit lives on after your body dies, you are acknowledging that your consciousness does not originate in your brain.

Many writers of songs or books cannot fully explain how they created a certain melody or beautiful turn-of-the-phrase. “It just came to me!” they would say. If you consider the idea that your thoughts can be coming from a source outside of you, does that inspire you or frighten you?

Mind Blowing Question #2: If you lost everything that was important to you—money, relationships, health, etc.—what could sustain you?

If you live long enough or love hard enough, you will eventually lose something or someone that means the world to you. Then what? How strongly do you embrace such things as faith, hope, gratitude, beauty, and love in order to still discover a meaningful life after a great loss?

Believe it or not, cultivating such virtues now can give you strength in times of great need.

Mind Blowing Question #3: Where in your life do you have peace of mind?

The less at peace you are, the more stressed and unhappy you will be. The mistake people make is assuming that peace of mind can only occur when all is well, when one’s troubles are resolved and the future is completely bright. But how often does that happen?

When you can learn to accept things you cannot change, to follow the light instead of the shadow, to find the beauty within the ugly, to discover the hope within the despair, and trust in the belief that you always have the capacity to change your life and the lives of others for the better, inner peace will blossom.

Mind Blowing Question #4: What if you believed that you exist for a Divine purpose?

Even if you don’t believe that at all, what if you believed that? What difference might that make in your actions, your attitudes, and your choices? And if you answer these mind-blowing questions, what does that tell you about the course your life is on right now?

The search for that purpose may be unknown to you. If so, examine your passions—that which truly excites and fulfills you—for your Divine purpose may have something to do with those yearnings. Notice when “random” events or “coincidences” occurred that pointed you in directions you might not otherwise have taken. Those are clues to your Divine purpose.

Mind Blowing Question #5: What do you wish people understood about you that they don’t (fully) understand now?

The answer to this question might reveal why you have problems in certain relationships or why you feel lonely or misunderstood. It might be a clue that you haven’t made it clear to others what you need them to understand. It might indicate something about yourself that you are afraid of revealing.

It might even be an aspect of yourself that even YOU don’t fully understand or appreciate. If others did understand that aspect of who you are, then what difference might it make in your relationships, happiness, goals, or your sense of fulfillment? 

Mind Blowing Question #6: What if you were more aware that every thought, feeling, or action of yours has a definite and timeless ripple-effect?

The truth is your thoughts and deeds DO have a ripple effect.

If you took that into consideration, much more than you now do, how would that change your decisions and actions? If you believed that even simple actions, such as how you treat the cashier at your favorite coffee shop, would in turn have a ripple effect that affected dozens of other people—loved ones and strangers—what effect would you want that to be?

In every interaction you make, YOU have the power to open another person’s spirit or close it. Be mindful.

Mind Blowing Question #7: Can you peacefully co-exist with uncertainty?

If you can’t relax unless you know what an outcome will be before it happens; if you can’t make positive steps forward without knowing what you will find around the corner; if you must always have fallback plans to ensure that nothing can go wrong – then you will rarely have calm moments.

You might also be unknowingly driving people around you crazy. Uncertainty is a huge part of our everyday life and impossible to eradicate.

If you examine the most important things that happened in your life—good and bad—you will realize that they were unexpected and unplanned. You may be happily married but the day before you met your spouse you may never have known they existed.

The same is true with your best friends. Who your parents were, where you grew up, who your teachers were—meeting them were all unplanned by you. When you can embrace uncertainty as a friend and not fear it, you can quiet your mind and have access to inner guidance or insights you wouldn’t otherwise have noticed when your mind is full of chatter and scary “what if?” thoughts.

If any of these mind blowing questions made you rethink who you are and where you are going, then you are on track to make some truly amazing changes in your life. So the next question is: “what’s your next step?”

Discover how fake news can actually improve you.

“I would never, ever date a liberal” one client told me after the 2016 national election. Later that day, a woman came to me very troubled that her husband of 30 years voted the Republican ticket. She wondered aloud, “Is it possible I married a bigot and never knew?”

Since then, a week doesn’t go by before some of my clients raise the issue of politics in their therapy sessions—in a manner that reveals disdain for those with differing political views and fear for the future of our country.

One of the ingredients of this deepening divide is the phenomenon we now call “fake news.” Fake news runs the gamut from news that is patently false by any reasonable standard, to news that is accurate in its facts but still biased or incomplete.

Fake news is news with an agenda that goes beyond the facts and tries to persuade the consumer to draw a pre-determined conclusion.

The Problem with Fake News

The problem with much of the information – and misinformation – coming our way is that reasonable people disagree about what news is actually fake.

Even when people agree that some news is clearly biased, they may not care when the bias reflects their own beliefs. It is only when the bias goes against one’s cherished beliefs that fake news is considered a blight on journalistic integrity and an obstacle to those seeking truth.

A well-respected survey called “The American National Election Studies” examines American’s political opinions. They found that 30 years ago, people’s feelings toward those in the opposite political party were NOT that different from how they felt about those in their own party.

Not so today. People nowadays are more polarized than ever before. There are fewer people who simply “respectfully disagree” and more people who demonize those with differing views.

But herein lies an opportunity for personal growth—and perhaps for reversing the ill-will that has cast a shadow over our country. One of the ways we grow spiritually (or psychologically) is to identify our blind spots and endeavor to improve our vision of who we really are and how we conduct ourselves. That takes courage and humility.

What we learn about ourselves is often not very flattering.

A good number of people, most of the time—and without fully realizing it—tend to do the following:

They search for information that supports their pre-existing beliefs and overlook, or become suspicious, of information that challenges firmly-held beliefs.

They have a hard time admitting they are wrong when it involves cherished beliefs.

They will make excuses for the bad behavior of people they identify with, while criticizing that same behavior in those they oppose.

They will feel some sort of satisfaction when those they deeply disagree with are ridiculed; but become defensive and angry when those they identify with are ridiculed.

When any of the above are pointed out during a heated debate, they will deny what they are doing, or will justify it in some way.

They will read the above points and nod their head in agreement that the average person is guilty of such things—but that they themselves are more objective than the average person.

But there is hope.

How Fake News Can Make You a Better Person

Hope lies with your willingness to do three things: admit your own bias, strive to be fairer, and treat those you disagree with in a manner you would like to be treated. The following suggestions can help:

1.) In any news story or political debate, strive to see some merit (even if it is a small amount) in what is being conveyed.

2.) If you are in a debate, instead of arguing facts, try to understand the deeper reasons why the other person feels the way they do.

Often, there is a personal story that underlies a belief system. It is more than “principled logic” that leads one to believe the things they do. Hearing their story may allow you to at least say “Now I understand.”

3.) Ask yourself, “What will I lose if I alter some of my beliefs?”

Is it the need to be right? Is it loyalty to a group? Is it future safety or comfort? Sometimes, we hold stubbornly to beliefs because we are attached to a fear or a need. Can those fears or needs be addressed in ways other than clinging to a certain set of beliefs?

4.) If you find yourself labeling those you disagree with in pejorative terms, apply those same pejoratives to yourself and see if there is any accuracy.

For example: if you say to another, “You are a hypocrite (or lacking compassion, or selfish…)!” ask yourself “Am I ever hypocritical?” If the answer is “yes”, then take steps to improve those traits in yourself. We often see in others aspects of ourselves we wish to hide.

5.) Stop contributing to no-win debates on social media if it only serves to inflame rather than enlighten.

6.) Pray or meditate for a greater ability to recognize your own weaknesses, correct them, and be a healing presence to others.

Our latest collection of Drake quotes that will motivate you to work towards your dreams. 

Aubrey Drake Graham, known to the rest of the world simply as ‘Drake’, is a multi-Grammy-award-winning rapper, actor, singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur. He is best known for some of his biggest hits like, “Best I Ever Had”, “Successful”, “Over” and “Find Your Love”. Before making it big, he was first seen on the teen drama television series Degrassi: The Next Generation.

Despite personal challenges, Drake’s career has always been pushing forward. In fact, he is rarely out of the spotlight. From his humble beginnings of trying to get into the world of hip-hop, signing Lil Wayne‘s music label, to being the biggest winner at the Billboard Music Awards in 2017, it seems that there’s no stopping Drake.

In late June 2018, he released his fifth studio album, Scorpion, which broke records and experienced unprecedented success.  It became the first album to surpass 1 billion streams in a single week and was only the fourth album ever to have seven top 10 Hot 100 hits simultaneously.

The album has 25 tracks and a runtime that reaches almost 90 minutes. Some top tracks from the album include “Nonstop”, “Emotionless”, “In My Feelings” and “Don’t Matter To Me.”

In this regard, here are some of the best Drake quotes to inspire you to work hard towards the success you want:

Drake quotes about self-confidence, real love, and happiness

1.) “All I want to do is work. I just want to make this album as incredible as I can. That’s really the best way to put it.” – Drake

2.) “The greatest advice that Wayne ever gave me, is actually a constant reminder, and he said ‘Just be yourself. Just please be yourself. Don’t go and get tattoos. You don’t have to dress any different.’” – Drake

3.) “I use my music as a method to update people on my life, I’ve done huge media blitz this past week but I don’t really like to get in the media and talk. Because I feel like people who talk in the media only become known for that and look forward to that. I just want people to look forward to my music.” – Drake

4.) “I’m always going to work like I have something to prove.” – Drake

5.) “Aubrey Drake Graham is a man that is constantly learning about himself, and is sharing his learning process with the world.” – Drake

6.) “It was my father who told me that there is no rapper who is singing and rapping. He told me that in order to be successful you’re going to have to do something different than what everyone else is doing.” – Drake

7.) “Sometimes I wake up and I wonder if this is the right stuff for me to be doing, but then I take a long flight and end up in a place like London and I realize I don’t give a … about what anybody has to say about me.” – Drake

8.) “Do I feel like I’m getting enough respect? No. But that’s that keeps me going. When I feel like I’m getting enough respect I don’t know what kind of music I’ll be making.” – Drake

9.) “I get to wake up and be myself.” – Drake

10.) “I don’t have relationships. I don’t have a family. I work. And at this point in my life I’m happy with that. In 10 years, who knows, we might be having a different conversation.” – Drake

Drake Quotes that are positive and insightful

11.) “I always felt like an outsider.” – Drake

12.) “I think the details of my background came after. What caught first was the music. And what became more appealing was like…’This is the guy?’ I remember those moments.” – Drake

13.) “If I could tell you one thing about this album it’s that I’m extremely proud of it and it’s an extremely concise body of work. Is it my best album? No, my best album will be my next album and I will continue to say that for the rest of my career.” – Drake

14.) “I sit and eat with some of the hardest working people in the business. And I observe and I try to apply it to my own craft.” – Drake

15.) “I don’t want to be number 2. I think that would be a weird thing to say. I want to make this city proud. That’s the main reason for me.” – Drake

16.) “I’ve always been observant. I watched my parents go through a lot. I guess that’s why I’m this semi-emotional guy who even cares about love. Most 23 year-olds in my position would be out like her like, ‘Man, I’m just doing whatever’. But because I saw my parents go through the ups and downs, I’m scared man, I don’t want to be alone.” – Drake

17.) “As people get older you think that they don’t really need you anymore. But what they’re probably doing is sitting at a wall thing about life and thinking why this person hasn’t called me yet.” – Drake

18.) “I think I’m addicted to success. I’ve already sacrificed so much of my time that I have to push it as far as I possibly can because I’ve ten up a lot of years.” – Drake

Uplifting Drake Quotes and lyrics from his newest album, Scorpion

19.) “When life comes at you from all angles and sides, it really boils down to how you plan to survive.” – Drake

20.) “The only trying that I do is me trying the hardest, the only crying I do is crying from laughing about it.” – Drake

21.) “They say take the good with the bad, I’ll take it without” – Drake

22.) “I’m in control of my destiny, never in doubt” – Drake

23.) “I wasn’t hiding my kid from the world, I was hiding the world from my kid. From empty souls who just wake up and look to debate. Until you staring at your seed, you can never relate.” – Drake

24.) “You know a wise man once said nothing at all.” – Drake

25.) “I always hear people complain about the place that they live. That all the people here are fake and they got nothing to give. It’s because they’ve been staring at somebody else’s version of stuff that makes another city seem more exciting than it is.” – Drake

26.) “Life is too short, I got to get it before they blow the whistle” – Drake

27.) “If I can’t make it with you, I’ll make it without” – Drake

28.) “The only holding up I do is my end of the bargain.” – Drake

29.) “Love certain people but never get attached to them.” – Drake

30.) “Everybody has an addiction, mine happens to be success.” – Drake

Drake quotes to motivate you to work towards your dreams

31.) “When writing the story of your life, don’t let anyone else hold the pen.” – Drake

32.) “Sometimes it’s the journey that teaches you a lot about your destination.” – Drake

33.) “Live without pretending, Love without depending, Listen without defending, Speak without offending.” – Drake

34.) “Wish you would learn to love people and use things, and not the other way around.” – Drake

35.) “Life can always change, you have to adjust.” – Drake

36.) “Strength isn’t always shown in what you can hold on to, sometimes it’s shown in what you can let go of.” – Drake

37.) “Never let success get to your head and never let failure get to your heart.”– Drake

38.) “Judge me, and you’ll have no time left to love me.”– Drake

39.) “Pain makes you stronger. Fear makes you braver. Heartbreak makes you wiser.”– Drake

40.) “My life is mine to remember.”– Drake

More Drake quotes to inspire and motivate you

41.) “Haters will broadcast your failures, but whisper your success.” – Drake

42.) “I was born to make mistakes, not to fake perfection.” – Drake

43.) “Accept yourself. You don’t have to prove shit to no one except yourself.” – Drake

44.) “I’m trying to do better than good enough.” – Drake

45.) “Count your blessings, not problems.” – Drake

46.) “Kill them with success and bury them with a smile.”– Drake

47.) “I’m not confrontational, but if someone challenges, I’m not going to back down.”– Drake

48.) “Before you give up, think of the reason you held on so long.”– Drake

49.) “I push myself in a lot of aspects.”– Drake

50.) “Know life is just a game in which the cards are facing down. I’m in the world where things are taken, never given how long they choose to love you will never be your decision.”– Drake

Which of these Drake quotes did you like best and why?

Drake has definitely gone far from being relatively anonymous in the United States, to reaching celebrity status worldwide. In spite of his massive success, he keeps it cool and stays dedicated to his work.

Whether you’re a struggling musician, or a thriving entrepreneur, these Drake quotes have hopefully instilled some positive vibes your way.

Which of these Drake quotes was your favorite? Do you have any other inspirational quotes to add? Tell us in the comment section below.

Looking for inspirational C. S. Lewis quotes that will inspire and motivate you?

C.S. Lewis was a prolific Irish scholar, novelist, and author of more than 30 books. He is best known for his ‘Chronicles of Narnia’ fantasy series, which have been adapted into various films.

Arguably the most influential writer of his time, C.S. Lewis is known for his vast works, which continue to attract thousands of new readers every year.

C.S. Lewis was born on November 29, 1898, in Belfast, Ireland, and he went on to teach at Oxford University. He died on November 22, 1963, in Oxford, England.

Lewis was a pro-Christian writer who used his works to support his faith. His words can teach us about love, God, and life.

In that respect, here are some of the best and most powerful C.S. Lewis quotes to inspire you.

Inspirational C.S Lewis Quotes on Love and Life

1.) “Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person’s ultimate good as far as it can be obtained” – C. S. Lewis

2.) “Do not waste time bothering whether you “love” your neighbor; act as if you did. As soon as we do this we find one of the great secrets. When you are behaving as if you loved someone you will presently come to love him.” – C. S. Lewis

3.) “Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our lives” – C. S. Lewis

4.) ““Have you not seen that in our days Of any whose story, song or art Delights us, our sincerest praise Means, when all’s said, ‘You break my heart?”” – C. S. Lewis

5.) “Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: “What! You too? I thought I was the only one.” – C. S. Lewis

6.) “Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art…. It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things which give value to survival.” – C. S. Lewis

7.) “What draws people to be friends is that they see the same truth. They share it.” – C. S. Lewis

8.) In friendship…we think we have chosen our peers. In reality a few years’ difference in the dates of our births, a few more miles between certain houses, the choice of one university instead of another…the accident of a topic being raised or not raised at a first meeting–any of these chances might have kept us apart. But, for a Christian, there are, strictly speaking no chances. A secret master of ceremonies has been at work. Christ, who said to the disciples, “Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you,” can truly say to every group of Christian friends, “Ye have not chosen one another but I have chosen you for one another.” The friendship is not a reward for our discriminating and good taste in finding one another out. It is the instrument by which God reveals to each of us the beauties of others.” – C. S. Lewis

C. S. Lewis quotes about faith and a higher power

9.) “My argument against God was that the universe seemed so cruel and unjust. But how had I got this idea of just and unjust? A man does not call a line crooked unless he has some idea of a straight line. What was I comparing this universe with when I called it unjust?”  – C. S. Lewis

10.) “It is when we notice the dirt that God is most present in us; it is the very sign of His presence.”  – C. S. Lewis

11.) “We want not so much a Father but a grandfather in heaven, a God who said of anything we happened to like doing, ‘What does it matter so long as they are contented?” – C. S. Lewis

12.) “I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.” – C. S. Lewis

13.) “The Christian does not think God will love us because we are good, but that God will make us good because He loves us.” – C. S. Lewis

14.) “Though our feelings come and go, God’s love for us does not.” – C. S. Lewis

C. S. Lewis quotes on Faith

15.) “I think He made one law of that kind in order that there might be obedience. In all these other matters what you call obeying Him is but doing what seems good in your own eyes also. Is love content with that?” – C. S. Lewis

16.) “To enter heaven is to become more human than you ever succeeded in being on earth; to enter hell, is to be banished from humanity.” – C. S. Lewis

17.) “You don’t have a soul. You are a soul. You have a body.” – C. S. Lewis

18.) “Friendship is born at that moment when one man says to another: “What! You too? I thought that no one but myself . . .”” – C. S. Lewis

19.) “You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.” – C. S. Lewis

20.) “To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you must give it to no one, not even an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements. Lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket, safe, dark, motionless, airless, it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable. To love is to be vulnerable.”  – C. S. Lewis

C. S. Lewis Quotes on Happiness

21.) “I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.”  – C. S. Lewis

22.) “Some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again.”  – C. S. Lewis

23.) “A children’s story that can only be enjoyed by children is not a good children’s story in the slightest.”  – C. S. Lewis

24.) “If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world.”  – C. S. Lewis

25.) “The Christian does not think God will love us because we are good, but that God will make us good because He loves us.”  – C. S. Lewis

26.) “Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art…. It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things which give value to survival.”  – C. S. Lewis

C. S. Lewis Quotes About Humility

27.) “Eating and reading are two pleasures that combine admirably.”  – C. S. Lewis

28.) “I can’t imagine a man really enjoying a book and reading it only once.”  – C. S. Lewis

29.) “Imagine yourself as a living house. God comes in to rebuild that house. At first, perhaps, you can understand what He is doing. He is getting the drains right and stopping the leaks in the roof and so on; you knew that those jobs needed doing and so you are not surprised. But presently He starts knocking the house about in a way that hurts abominably and does not seem to make any sense. What on earth is He up to? The explanation is that He is building quite a different house from the one you thought of – throwing out a new wing here, putting on an extra floor there, running up towers, making courtyards. You thought you were being made into a decent little cottage: but He is building a palace. He intends to come and live in it Himself.”  – C. S. Lewis

30.) “No book is really worth reading at the age of ten which is not equally – and often far more – worth reading at the age of fifty and beyond.”  – C. S. Lewis

31.) “To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.”  – C. S. Lewis

32.) “We are not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be.”  – C. S. Lewis

33.) “A man can no more diminish God’s glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word ‘darkness’ on the walls of his cell.”  – C. S. Lewis

34.) “Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person’s ultimate good as far as it can be obtained.”  – C. S. Lewis

35.) “There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.”  – C. S. Lewis

C. S. Lewis Quotes About Faith

36.) “God can’t give us peace and happiness apart from Himself because there is no such thing.” – C. S. Lewis

37.) “Crying is all right in its way while it lasts. But you have to stop sooner or later, and then you still have to decide what to do.”  – C. S. Lewis

38.) “Atheism turns out to be too simple. If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it has no meaning…”  – C. S. Lewis

39.) “It is a good rule after reading a new book, never to allow yourself another new one till you have read an old one in between. – C. S. Lewis

40.) “Pain insists upon being attended to. God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our consciences, but shouts in our pains. It is his megaphone to rouse a deaf world.”  – C. S. Lewis

41.) “I’m on Aslan’s side even if there isn’t any Aslan to lead it. I’m going to live as like a Narnian as I can even if there isn’t any Narnia.”  – C. S. Lewis

C. S. Lewis Quotes on Friendship

42.) “I have learned now that while those who speak about one’s miseries usually hurt, those who keep silence hurt more.”  – C. S. Lewis

43.) “You can make anything by writing.”  – C. S. Lewis

44.) “The homemaker has the ultimate career. All other careers exist for one purpose only – and that is to support the ultimate career. ”  – C. S. Lewis

45.) “He died not for men, but for each man. If each man had been the only man made, He would have done no less.”  – C. S. Lewis

46.) “What draws people to be friends is that they see the same truth. They share it.”  – C. S. Lewis

47.) “You never know how much you really believe anything until its truth or falsehood becomes a matter of life and death to you.”  – C. S. Lewis

C. S. Lewis Quotes About Life, Love and Friendship

48.) “The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of sixty minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is.”  – C. S. Lewis

49.) “You would not have called to me unless I had been calling to you,” said the Lion.”  – C. S. Lewis

50.) “I have come home at last! This is my real country! I belong here. This is the land I have been looking for all my life, though I never knew it till now…Come further up, come further in!”  – C. S. Lewis

51.) “Nothing that you have not given away will ever be really yours.” – C. S. Lewis

52.) “No man knows how bad he is till he has tried very hard to be good.” – C. S. Lewis

53.) “Don’t let your happiness depend on something you may lose.” – C. S. Lewis

54.) “The heart never takes the place of the head: but it can, and should, obey it.” – C.S Lewis

C. S. Lewis quotes that will uplift your thinking

55.) “We laugh at honor and are shocked to find traitors in our midst.” – C.S Lewis

56.) “The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles, but to irrigate deserts.” – C. S. Lewis

57.) “We are what we believe we are.” – C. S. Lewis

58.) “Each day we are becoming a creature of splendid glory or one of unthinkable horror.” – C. S. Lewis

59.) “Always prefer the plain direct word to the long, vague one. Don’t implement promises, but keep them.” – C. S. Lewis

60.) “Isn’t it funny how day by day nothing changes, but when you look back, everything is different…” – C. S. Lewis

61.) “If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world.” – C. S. Lewis

62.) “Experience: that most brutal of teachers. But you learn, my God do you learn.” – C. S. Lewis

63.) “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.”  – C. S. Lewis

64.) “We are mirrors whose brightness is wholly derived from the sun that shines upon us.” – C.S Lewis

Other inspirational C. S. Lewis quote

65.) “There is but one good; that is God. Everything else is good when it looks to Him and bad when it turns from Him.” – C.S Lewis

66.) “Joy is the serious business of Heaven.” – C. S. Lewis

67.) “God intends to give us what we need, not what we now think we want.” – C. S. Lewis

68.) “Do not waste time bothering whether you ‘love’ your neighbour; act as if you do, and you will presently come to love him.” – C.S Lewis

69.) “True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less.”― C.S. Lewis

70.) “Do not let us mistake necessary evils for good.” ― C.S. Lewis

Which C. S. Lewis quote was your favorite? What other C. S. Lewis quotes would you add to the list?

As you can see from these quotes, C.S. Lewis was big on love, faith, and life. His words are full of life-changing wisdom.

Hopefully, you’ve been inspired by reading these C.S. Lewis quotes.

Which of these C.S. Lewis quotes was your favorite? Do you have any other inspirational quotes to add to the list? Let us know in the comment section below.

Our latest collection of spiritual quotes that will help you develop a stronger connection to everything inside and outside of you.

We don’t always need to be inspired or motivated; sometimes we just need to slow down and reconnect…

During our quest for greater happiness, success and freedom many times we neglect our spiritual side. As human beings, it’s important for us to develop spiritually.

Below you’ll find our collection of inspirational, wise, and powerful spiritual quotes, spiritual sayings, and spiritual proverbs, collected from a variety of sources over the years.

These beautiful spiritual quotes will remind us how powerful it is to develop a stronger connection to everything inside and outside of us.

Spiritual Quotes About Inner Peace and Love

1.) The spiritual life does not remove us from the world but leads us deeper into it.  ― Henri J.M. Nouwen

2.) You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your own soul. – Swami Vivekananda

3.) The greatest disease in the West today is not TB or leprosy; it is being unwanted, unloved, and uncared for. We can cure physical diseases with medicine, but the only cure for loneliness, despair, and hopelessness is love. There are many in the world who are dying for a piece of bread but there are many more dying for a little love. The poverty in the West is a different kind of poverty — it is not only a poverty of loneliness but also of spirituality. There’s a hunger for love, as there is a hunger for God. ― Mother Teresa

4.) Step out of the circle of time and into the circle of love. –Rumi

5.) Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude. – Denis Waitley

6.) It took me forty years on earth To reach this sure conclusion: There is no Heaven but clarity, No Hell except confusion.

– Jan Struther

7.) We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience. – Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

8.) Surrender is the most difficult thing in the world while you are doing it and the easiest when it is done. – Bhai Sahib

9.) If you want others to be happy, practise compassion. If you want to be happy, practise compassion. – The Dalai Lama

10.) It is not the end of the physical body that should worry us. Rather, our concern must be to live while we’re alive – to release our inner selves from the spiritual death that comes with living behind a facade designed to conform to external definitions of who and what we are. – Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

Spiritual Quotes About Inner Peace

11.) Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life. – Ludwig van Beethoven

12.) Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force. – Franklin D. Roosevelt

13.) One of the most spiritual things you can do is embrace your humanity. Connect with those around you today. Say, “I love you”, “I’m sorry”, “I appreciate you”, “I’m proud of you”…whatever you’re feeling. Send random texts, write a cute note, embrace your truth and share it…cause a smile today for someone else…and give plenty of hugs.  ― Steve Maraboli

14.) My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble mind.  ― Albert Einstein

15.) Your sacred space is where you can find yourself over and over again.  ― Joseph Campbell

16.) You and your purpose in life are the same thing. Your purpose is to be you. ― George Alexiou

17.) As soon as you look at the world through an ideology you are finished. No reality fits an ideology. Life is beyond that. … That is why people are always searching for a meaning to life… Meaning is only found when you go beyond meaning. Life only makes sense when you perceive it as mystery and it makes no sense to the conceptualizing mind.  ― Anthony de Mello

18.) If you obsess over whether you are making the right decision, you are basically assuming that the universe will reward you for one thing and punish you for another.

The universe has no fixed agenda. Once you make any decision, it works around that decision. There is no right or wrong, only a series of possibilities that shift with each thought, feeling, and action that you experience. 

If this sounds too mystical, refer again to the body. Every significant vital sign- body temperature, heart rate, oxygen consumption, hormone level, brain activity, and so on- alters the moment you decide to do anything… decisions are signals telling your body, mind, and environment to move in a certain direction.”  ― Deepak Chopra

19.) I would rather feel compassion than know the meaning of it. –– St. Thomas Aquinas

20.) You are one thing only. You are a Divine Being. An all-powerful Creator. You are a Deity in jeans and a t-shirt, and within you dwells the infinite wisdom of the ages and the sacred creative force of All that is, will be and ever was.  ― Anthon St. Maarten

21.) Re-examine all you have been told. Dismiss what insults your soul.  ― Walt Whitman

Spiritual quotes to awaken your inner self

22.) Take care of your inner, spiritual beauty. That will reflect in your face. – Dolores del Rio

23.) Maturity is the ability to think, speak and act your feelings within the bounds of dignity. The measure of your maturity is how spiritual you become during the midst of your frustrations. – Samuel Ullman

24.) Spirituality does two things for you. One, you are forced to become more selfless, two, you trust to providence. The opposite of a spiritual man is a materialist. If I was a materialist I would be making lots of money doing endorsements, doing cricket commentary. I have no interest in that. – Imran Khan

25.) Realize deeply that the present moment is all you have. Make the NOW the primary focus of your life. – Eckhart Tolle

26.) You can’t have a physical transformation until you have a spiritual transformation. – Cory Booker

27.) Friendship has always belonged to the core of my spiritual journey. – Henri Nouwen

28.) Part of spiritual and emotional maturity is recognizing that it’s not like you’re going to try to fix yourself and become a different person. You remain the same person, but you become awakened. – Jack Kornfield

29.) I realized then that even though I was a tiny speck in an infinite cosmos, a blip on the timeline of eternity, I was not without purpose. – R.J. Anderson

30.) The spiritual life is not a life before, after, or beyond our everyday existence. No, the spiritual life can only be real when it is lived in the midst of the pains and joys of the here and now. – Henri Nouwen

31.) Soul is the central point of spiritual discipline. – Mahavira

Spiritual quotes to brighten your life

32.) “Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, man cannot live without a spiritual life.” – Buddha

33.) “God will not look you over for medals, degrees or diplomas but for scars.“ – Elbert Hubbard

34.) “When you connect to the silence within you, that is when you can make sense of the disturbance going on around you.“ – Stephen Richards

35.) “We are an impossibility in an impossible universe.“ – Ray Bradbury

36.) “Human spirit is the ability to face the uncertainty of the future with curiosity and optimism. It is the belief that problems can be solved, differences resolved. It is a type of confidence. And it is fragile. It can be blackened by fear and superstition. By the year 2050, when the conflict began, the world had fallen upon fearful, superstitious times.“ – Bernard Beckett

37.) “The soul is placed in the body like a rough diamond and must be polished, or the luster of it will never appear.“ – Daniel Defoe

38.) Big-heartedness is the most essential virtue on the spiritual journey. – Matthew Fox

39.) When a man is willing and eager, the Gods join in. – Aeschylus

40.) Within you there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself. – Herman Hesse

Spiritual quotes to inspire and uplift

41.) Learn to get in touch with the silence within yourself and know that everything in this life has a purpose. There are no mistakes, no coincidences. All events are blessings given to us to learn from. – Elizabeth Kübler-Ross

42.) Be guided by Spirit and not driven by ego. – All1son

43.) If peace is our single aim in all we do, we will always know what to do because we will do whatever will protect and deepen our peace. – Gerald Jampolsky

44.) Looking deeply at life as it is in this very moment, the meditator dwells in stability and freedom. – Buddha

45.) We are not human beings trying to be spiritual. We are spiritual beings trying to be human. – Jacquelyn Small

46.) You are never alone or helpless. The force that guides the stars, guides you too. – Shrii Shirr Anandamurti 

47.) Prayer is a friendly conversation with the One we know loves us. – St Teresa of Avila 

48.) “The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you really are.”- Carl Jung

49.) “There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is.”- Albert Einstein

50.) You can read books without ever stepping into a library; and practice spirituality without ever going to a temple. – ANTHONY DE MELLO

Other inspirational spiritual quotes

51.) “You are never alone. You are eternally connected with everyone.”- Amit Ray

52.) “The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware; joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware.”- Henry Miller

53.) On the spiritual path, all the dreck and misery is transformed, maybe not that same day, but still transformed into spiritual fuel or insight. – ANNE LAMOTT

54.) “Character can not be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.”- Helen Keller

55.) “If you lose money you lose much, If you lose friends you lose more, If you lose faith you lose all.”- Eleanor Roosevelt

56.) It is in our wild nature that we best recover from our un-nature, our spirituality. – FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE

57.) No individual can ultimately fail. The Divinity which descends into humanity is bound to re-gain its original state. – N. Sri Ram

58.) Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding. – Kahlil Gibran

59.) Most importantly, the meaning of spirituality lays the seeds for our destiny and the path we must follow. – Dennis Banks

60.) It is the inner life that is to spark the change in consciousness that will permit us to advance. – Brother Wayne Teasdale

Spiritual teachings: Radhanath Swami at TEDxLondonBusinessSchool

Which are your favorite spiritual quotes?

Spiritual development doesn’t have to be hard or confusing. If we can just learn to break out of our shells and see the bigger picture, we will all have an easier time developing a stronger connection to everything inside and outside of us.

The pursuit of spiritual growth is a highly profitable undertaking. Hopefully, these spiritual quotes have inspired you to seek greater happiness.

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Looking for inspirational Mark Twain quotes? Here’s our collection of Mark Twain quotes that will inspire and motivate you.

So often I find myself quoting the words of Mark Twain in my writings. He has so many funny, useful, and instructive thoughts that he left behind as a gift for us.

It dawned on me that some of you might have some favorite Mark Twain quotes yourselves; and if not, you were really losing out. So, I decided to put a list together of what I consider his 50 best sayings.

I hope that you find the one you love, help give you a new one that inspires you, or simply just make you think and laugh.

Below is our collection of inspirational, wise, and thought-provoking Mark Twain quotes and sayings, collected from a variety of sources over the years. Enjoy!

Mark Twain Quotes on Life

1.) “When angry, count four; when very angry, swear.”- MARK TWAIN, The Tragedy of Pudd’nhead Wilson

2.) “All kings is mostly rapscallions.”- MARK TWAIN, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

3.) “The common eye sees only the outside of things, and judges by that, but the seeing eye pierces through and reads the heart and the soul, finding there capacities which the outside didn’t indicate or promise, and which the other kind couldn’t detect.” – MARK TWAIN, Joan of Arc

5.) “Whoever has lived long enough to find out what life is, knows how deep a debt of gratitude we owe to Adam, the first great benefactor of our race. He brought death into the world.”- MARK TWAIN, The Tragedy of Pudd’nhead Wilson

6.) “Do not put off till tomorrow what can be put off till day-after-tomorrow just as well.”- MARK TWAIN, Mark Twain’s Notebook

Mark Twain quotes that will change the way you think

7.) “Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.” – MARK TWAIN, editorial in the Hartford Courant, Aug. 24, 1897

8.) “Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear — not absence of fear.”- MARK TWAIN, The Tragedy of Pudd’nhead Wilson

9.) “Good breeding consists in concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person.”- MARK TWAIN, Mark Twain’s Notebook

10.) “Truth is mighty and will prevail. There is nothing the matter with this, except that it ain’t so.”- MARK TWAIN, Mark Twain’s Notebooks

11.) “Golf is a good walk spoiled.”- MARK TWAIN, Greatly Exaggerated: The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain

13.) “Its name is Public Opinion. It is held in reverence. It settles everything. Some think it is the voice of God.”- MARK TWAIN, Europe and Elsewhere

14.) “When we remember that we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained.”- MARK TWAIN, Mark Twain’s Notebook

15.) “Put all your eggs in one basket — and watch that basket!”- MARK TWAIN, The Tragedy of Pudd’nhead Wilson

16.) “The secret source of humor itself is not joy but sorrow. There is no humor in heaven.”- MARK TWAIN, Following the Equator

17.) “Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand.”- MARK TWAIN, The Mysterious Stranger

Mark Twain quotes on how we think

18.) “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”- MARK TWAIN, Innocents Abroad

19.) “After a few months’ acquaintance with European “coffee,” one’s mind weakens, and his faith with it, and he begins to wonder if the rich beverage of home, with its clotted layer of yellow cream on top of it, is not a mere dream after all, and a thing which never existed.”- MARK TWAIN, A Tramp Abroad

21.) “Grief can take care of itself; but to get the full value of a joy you must have someone to divide it with.”- MARK TWAIN, The Tragedy of Pudd’nhead Wilson

22.) “The lack of money is the root of all evil.”- MARK TWAIN, Mark Twain’s Notebook

23.) “It is better to have old second-hand diamonds than none at all.”- MARK TWAIN, Following the Equator

24.) “Don’t part with your illusions. When they are gone, you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.”- MARK TWAIN, The Tragedy of Pudd’nhead Wilson

25.) “Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence in society.”- MARK TWAIN, Mark Twain’s Notebook

26.) “There is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress.”- MARK TWAIN, Following the Equator

Mark Twain Quotes on Education

27.) “Classic.” A book which people praise and don’t read. – MARK TWAIN, Following the Equator

28.) “What’s the use you learning to do right, when it’s troublesome to do right and ain’t no trouble to do wrong, and the wages is just the same?”- MARK TWAIN, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

29.) “I have been studying the traits and dispositions of the “lower animals” (so called) and contrasting them with the traits and dispositions of man. I find the result humiliating to me.”- MARK TWAIN, Letters from the Earth

30.) “Training is everything. The peach was once a bitter almond; cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education.”- MARK TWAIN, The Tragedy of Pudd’nhead Wilson

More Mark Twain quotes

32.) “When a humorist ventures upon the grave concerns of life he must do his job better than another man or he works harm to his cause.”- MARK TWAIN, letter to W. D. Howells, Aug. 23, 1876

33.) “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” – MARK TWAIN, Autobiography

34.) “What a man wants with religion in these breadless times, surpasses my comprehension.”- MARK TWAIN, letter to Orion Clemens, Mar. 1860

35.) “I always did hate for anyone to know what my plans or hopes or prospects were—for, if I kept people in ignorance in these matters, no one could be disappointed but myself, if they were not realized.”- MARK TWAIN, letter to Mrs. Moffett, Oct. 25, 1861

36.) “Men are easily dealt with—but when you get the women started, you are in for it, you know.”- MARK TWAIN, letter to Mrs. Jane Clemens and Mrs. Moffett, Feb. 8, 1862

37.) “We chase phantoms half the days of our lives. It is well if we learn wisdom even then, and save the other half.”- MARK TWAIN, letter to Orion Clemens, Feb. 21, 1868

38.) “Who would find out that I am a natural fool if I kept always cool and never let nature come to the surface? Nobody.”- MARK TWAIN, letter to Thomas Bailey Aldrich, Jan. 28, 1870

39.) “Ah, well, I am a great and sublime fool. But then I am God’s fool, and all His works must be contemplated with respect.”- MARK TWAIN, letter to W. D. Howells, 1877

40.) “My mind changes often … People who have no mind can easily be steadfast and firm, but when a man is loaded down to the guards with it, as I am, every heavy sea of foreboding or inclination, maybe of indolence, shifts the cargo.”- MARK TWAIN, letter to James Redpath, Aug. 8, 1871

41.) “I would rather have my ignorance than another man’s knowledge, because I have got so much more of it.” – MARK TWAIN, letter to William Dean Howells, Feb. 10, 1875

43.) “People who always feel jolly, no matter where they are or what happens to them—who have the organ of hope preposterously developed—who are endowed with an uncongealable sanguine temperament—who never feel concerned about the price of corn—and who cannot, by any possibility, discover any but the bright side of a picture—are very apt to go to extremes, and exaggerate with 40-horse microscopic power.”- MARK TWAIN, letter to Mrs. Jane Clemens and Mrs. Moffett, Feb. 8, 1862

44.) “I am as prompt as a clock, if I only know the day a thing is wanted—otherwise I am a natural procrastinaturalist.”- MARK TWAIN, letter to W. D. Howells, Dec. 8, 1874

Mark Twain Quotes on Writing

45.) “Words are only painted fire; a look is the fire itself.”- MARK TWAIN, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court

46.) “The very ink with which all history is written is merely fluid prejudice.”- MARK TWAIN, Following the Equator

47.) “It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either.”- MARK TWAIN, Following the Equator

48.) “Principles have no real force except when one is well fed.”- MARK TWAIN, Adam’s Diary

49.) “To string incongruities and absurdities together in a wandering and sometimes purposeless way, and seem innocently unaware that they are absurdities, is the basis of the American art, if my position is correct.”- MARK TWAIN, “How to Tell a Story”

50.) “Many a small thing has been made large by the right kind of advertising.”- MARK TWAIN, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court

Did you enjoy these Mark Twain quotes?

Samuel Langhorne Clemens AKA Mark Twain was a brilliant and clever man of his time.

Through his works, his legacy and love of words will certainly live on. I hope you enjoyed these great – and sometimes funny – quotes on life, writing, and education.

Which of these Mark Twain quotes was your favorite? Do you have any other inspirational quotes to add to the list? Tell us in the comment section below.

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