100+ Inspiring Quotes About 'For Good Men to Do Nothing'

Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.

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

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

Your time is limited, don’t waste it living someone else’s life.

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

It always seems impossible until it’s done.

Believe you can and you’re halfway there.

Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.

Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.

Dream big. Start small. Act now.

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

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

When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in.

Every day may not be good, but there’s something good in every day.

Strength doesn’t come from what you can do, it comes from overcoming what you once thought you couldn’t.

Turn your wounds into wisdom.

You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.

Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations.

Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all the darkness.

Fall seven times, stand up eight.

The human spirit is stronger than anything that can happen to it.

Storms make trees take deeper roots.

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.

I told my wife she was drawing her eyebrows too high. She looked surprised.

I’m not arguing, I’m just explaining why I’m right.

I used to think I was indecisive, but now I’m not so sure.

I'm not lazy, I'm just conserving energy for important things—like snacks.

If at first you don't succeed, redefine success.

I put my phone on airplane mode, but it’s not flying anywhere.

My bed is a magical place where I suddenly remember everything I was supposed to do.

I don’t need therapy, I just need a nap… and maybe tacos.

I’m not late. Everyone else is just early.

I followed my dreams... then I woke up.

I’m not short, I’m concentrated awesome.

I don’t make mistakes. I execute unexpected experiments.

The unexamined life is not worth living.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

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

Happiness depends upon ourselves.

Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.

We suffer more in imagination than in reality.

No man ever steps in the same river twice.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

Everything that changes moves from something to something.

The mind is everything. What you think, you become.

Man is the measure of all things.

He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

Where there is love, there is life.

In all the world, there is no heart for me like yours.

Love makes the world go round—and it goes faster when you're holding hands.

To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides.

I saw that you were perfect, and so I loved you. Then I saw that you were not perfect, and I loved you even more.

The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.

Love is not about how many days, months, or years you have been together. Love is about how much you love each other every single day.

A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.

Grow old with me, the best is yet to be.

If I had a flower for every time I thought of you, I could walk in my garden forever.

You are my today and all of my tomorrows.

It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.

The wise man does not lay up his own treasures. The more he gives to others, the more he has for himself.

He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened.

By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.

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

The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his actions.

They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.

The truth is rarely pure and never simple.

To err is human; to forgive, divine.

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow is our doubts of today.

Be the change that you wish to see in the world.

Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul.

I carry your heart with me (I carry it in my heart).

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less traveled by.

And miles to go before I sleep.

She wasn’t looking for a knight. She was looking for a sword.

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.

The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.

I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.

Do not go gentle into that good night.

All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost.

Into each life some rain must fall.

I am large, I contain multitudes.

Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.

Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.

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

Success is not measured by how high you climb, but how many people you bring with you.

The road to success and the road to failure are almost exactly the same.

Failure teaches success. Pain teaches wisdom.

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

The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.

Don’t be afraid to fail. Be afraid not to try.

Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.

Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.

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

Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.

It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.

Bravery is being scared to death but saddling up anyway.

Fear is a reaction. Courage is a decision.

You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.

The brave may not live forever, but the cautious do not live at all.

Fortune favors the bold.

Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.

Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.

Real courage is doing the right thing when nobody’s looking.

Dare to live the life you’ve always wanted.

Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.

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

Self-awareness is the first step to self-improvement.

Growth begins when we accept our flaws.

You can’t pour from an empty cup. Take care of yourself first.

Change your thoughts and you change your world.

Awareness is the greatest agent for change.

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

Progress is progress, no matter how slow.

Know thyself.

You don’t find yourself, you create yourself.

Every day is a new beginning. Take a deep breath, smile, and start again.