Guy Finley quotes - page 3

We become what we love. What we put first in our lives is what we receive from life. (Guy Finley)
What you don't want to know about yourself wants to be known, which is why it keeps 'showing up' at your door unannounced! View quote
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Getting stressed and struggling to change the outcome of any past event is like arguing with an echo to make it see your point of view. View quote
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Each moment of life is only as precious as is our ability to attend to it. View quote
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You must dare to do the thing you think cannot be done... as this is the only way to discover that there's nothing you can't do. View quote
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You must learn to stop thinking in terms of beginnings and endings, successes and failures, and begin to treat everything in your life as a learning experience instead of a proving one. View quote
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There is nothing as certain as silence, stillness, and solitude to introduce you to the secrets of yourself. View quote
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All things good come to those for whom the Good is all things. View quote
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It's time to break our ties with anything in us that would rather complain about its situation than go to work to change it. View quote
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Real achievement -- the true measure of how far we have advanced in life -- is not determined by what we have acquired, but rather by the degree to which we have put our fears behind us. View quote
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Any form of measuring yourself by the unkind action of another towards you is like looking into a badly fractured mirror... and then blaming yourself for the shattered image you see therein. (Guy Finley)
The vast majority of our troubles and heartaches would simply vanish from view if only we could remember - before we act - that we are made victims mostly by our own tendencies. View quote
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Knowledge without Spirit is like finding yourself on a cold night with all the wood in the world and no flame to ignite it. View quote
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Those who dare to try what others only dream of - never fail to discover that real effort is always rewarded. View quote
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The only one interested in hearing your sad story is . . . you; and even you wish you didn't have to relive it again! View quote
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Until you can love what the truth would teach you about yourself... then your love is incomplete. View quote
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A whole new kind of spiritual happiness dawns in us as we realize that dark clouds do not ruin sunny skies... they merely pass through them to help us remember our love of the light. View quote
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The great ones in life are not those who are handed silver spoons. Their excellence comes from digging into the raw ore of their own character, through hard work, persistence and faith turning whatever they touch into gold. View quote
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The character of greatness must be measured in two ways, else the measurement is flawed. First, and by far most popular of all, is by one's ability to succeed in times of trial where others may fail. But of no less importance, and perhaps foundational to any form of greatness, is one's willingness to start over in spite of failure, when success seems farthest away. View quote
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Every one of us lives in a world that is no larger and no smaller than our understanding. View quote
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Everything passes. There is great beauty in this, both in the passing of pain and in the passing of pleasure. When things present themselves to you as permanent, don't believe it. (Guy Finley)
No condition outside ourselves can create a rut or trap us in it. It's impossible. View quote
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You have a destination far beyond where you find yourself standing today. View quote
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The next time you catch yourself starting to feel bad about anything, immediately stop everything you are doing for a moment and, as simply and as honestly as you can, ask yourself: "Is this what I really want? View quote
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The heart at peace is its own reward, needing nothing outside of itself to be fully content. View quote
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