Inspiring Wisdom – The Timeless Quotes of Will Rogers

Inspiring Wisdom – The Timeless Quotes of Will Rogers part 1

Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.

The road to success is dotted with many tempting parking spaces.

I never met a man I didn’t like.

If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.

It’s not what you pay a man, but what he costs you that matters.

The only thing that lasts longer than your reputation is your conscience.

You can’t say that civilization don’t advance, however, for in every war they kill you in a new way.

Do the best you can, and don’t take life too serious.

The best way to make a comeback is to be a good listener.

Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.

Inspiring Wisdom – The Timeless Quotes of Will Rogers part 2

If you don’t like your job, you don’t strike. You just go in every day and do it really half-assed.

There are three kinds of people: those who can count and those who can’t.

Even when you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.

If you’re not a little bit uncomfortable on the edge, you’re not doing it right.

The quickest way to make a new friend is to be one.

A man only learns in two ways, one by reading, and the other by association with smarter people.

Patience is a virtue, but if I wait too long, I’ll lose the opportunity.

The only reason we don’t like to be on time is because nobody likes to be the first one.

Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.

You can’t build a reputation on what you’re going to do.

Inspiring Wisdom – The Timeless Quotes of Will Rogers part 3

The trouble with most people is they think with their hopes or fears or wishes rather than with their minds.

When you’re in a hole, the best thing you can do is stop digging.

If you’re so open-minded your brain falls out, then you’re not going to be very productive.

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.

No man can be a failure if he thinks he’s a success.

A good joke is the best cure for a bad day.

A fool and his money are soon elected.

Anytime you can make a woman laugh, you’re halfway home.

Next time you see a fly, give him a break. He’s just trying to figure out what comes next.

People are not lazy. They simply have impotent goals – that is, goals that do not inspire them.

Inspiring Wisdom – The Timeless Quotes of Will Rogers part 4

The problem with people is they don’t know what they don’t know.

Wisdom is when you learn something daily that you didn’t know the day before.

Life is an adventure, it’s not a package tour.

If you can’t find humor in your situation, you’ll find yourself in deep trouble.

You’ll never find a man who doesn’t have a hotel room somewhere.

Sometimes you have to agree to disagree to move forward.

The secret of success is sincerity.

I’d rather be a failure at something I love than a success at something I hate.

There’s no such thing as a problem without a gift for you in its hands.

Even if you’re on the right path, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.

Inspiring Wisdom – The Timeless Quotes of Will Rogers part 5

Interviewer: ‘Why did you leave your last job?’ Me: ‘The company was so small, it didn’t even have a waiting room for people to be waiting to be hired.’

An optimist is a man who sees a donut and thinks there’s a hole that allows access from one side to the other.

I always think a problem has solutions. You have to look for the window; eventually, you’ll find it.

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success.

Life is like a dog sled team. If you ain’t the lead dog, the scenery never changes.