25 Quotes as you Elevate Yourself and Others

 

"We rise by lifting others." - Robert G. Ingersoll

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Note: Please feel free to use these quote graphics by right-clicking the graphic and saving or copying the image. These quotes spoke to me when I discovered them. I share them with you to pass along the moments of reflection and resonation I felt and found.

"Climb if you will, but remember that courage and strength are naught without prudence and that a momentary negligence may destroy the happiness of a lifetime. Do nothing in haste; look well to each step; and from the beginning think what may be the end." - Edward Whymper

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"Climb the mountain not to plant your flag, but to embrace the challenge, enjoy the air and behold the view. Climb it so you can see the world, not so the world can see you." - David McCullough, Jr.

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"The summit is what drives us, but the climb itself is what matters." - Conrad Anker

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"An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader confines of all humanity." - Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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"Heroes are people who rise to the occasion and slip quietly away." - Tom Brokaw

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"F.E.A.R. has two meanings - Forget Everything and Run or Face Everything and Rise. The Choice is Yours." - Unknown

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"As we rise to meet the challenges that are a natural part of living, we awaken to our many undiscovered gifts, to our inner power and purpose." - Susan L. Taylor

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"It's easy to have a great attitude when things are going our way. It's when difficult challenges rise before us ...that attitude becomes the difference maker." - John C. Maxwell

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"It is not enough to be good. You must be good for something. You must contribute good to the world. The world must be a better place for your presence. And the good that is in you must be spread to others. In this world so filled with problems, so constantly threatened by dark and evil challenges, you can and must rise above mediocrity, above indifference. - Gordon Hinckley

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"Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible." - Francis of Assisi

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"If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere." - Frank A. Clark

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"Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal." - Henry Ford

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"I would rather risk wearing out than rusting out." - President Theodore Roosevelt

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"Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it's amazing what they can accomplish." - Sam Walton

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"Reach out and help others. If you have the power to make someone happy, do it. Be a vessel, be the change, be the difference, or be the inspiration. Shine your light as an example. The world needs more of that." - Germany Kent

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"People appreciate and never forget that helping hand especially when times are tough." - Catherine Pulsifer

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"If you really want to receive joy and happiness, then serve others with all your heart. Lift their burden, and your own burden will be lighter." - Ezra Taft Benson
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"Your mind shines brightest when you enlighten others; your heart, when you encourage others; your soul, when you elevate others; and your life when you empower others." - Matshona Dhliwayo

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"I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor." - Henry David Thoreau

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"To help people takes strength; to inspire people takes wisdom; to rule over them takes virtue, but to elevate them takes love." - Matshona Dhilwayo

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"Our success in influencing or elevating others is in proportion to their belief in our belief in them." - Henry Drummond

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"Hope is the elevating feeling we experience when we see - in the mind's eye - a path to a better future." - Jerome Groopman

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"The size of your dreams must always exceed your current capacity to achieve them. If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough." - Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

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"I learned to always take on things I'd never done before. Growth and comfort do not coexist." - Ginni Rometti

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The DayStarter Quotes that I am sharing during the 2022-2023 school year all support our school year's focus on "Light The Way!" in Carteret County Public Schools and "Elevate" in Buncombe County Schools.