Dorothea Dix Quotes

The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.

The face is the mirror of the mind, and eyes without speaking confess the secrets of the heart.

Character is established by continual, conscious effort, and it is only when everyone does their share of the work that any character is developed at all.

Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves that, if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say, ‘This was their finest hour’.

No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.

I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.

The only way out is through.

It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.

Every man is the architect of his own fortune.

Believe you can and you’re halfway there.

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.

Difficulties in life are intended to make us better, not bitter.

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.

I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.

In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.

Dorothea Dix Quotes part 2

You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.

The best way to predict the future is to create it.

The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.

Don’t be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart.

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

The best revenge is massive success.

You must be the change you wish to see in the world.

The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.

The future depends on what you do today.

Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it.

I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.

You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backward. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future.

Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.

Success is not in what you have, but who you are.

The power of imagination makes us infinite.

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.

The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.

Don’t be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart.

It always seems impossible until it’s done.

The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will.

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph.

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.

The only way to do great work is to love what you do.

You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

Dream big and dare to fail.