The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving.

Quote by Oliver Wendell Holme

Topics: Growth Quotes, Motivating Quotes, Motivational Quotes, Progress Quotes

In order to know what [the law] is, we must know what it has been,...

In order to know what [the law] is, we must know what it has been,...

There is no growth except in the fulfillment of obligations

There is no growth except in the fulfillment of obligations

Growing up, I was the plain one. I had no style. I was the tough...

Growing up, I was the plain one. I had no style. I was the tough...

You've got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was.

You've got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was.

Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle....

Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle....

We've had bad luck with children; they've all grown up

We've had bad luck with children; they've all grown up

Growth itself contains the germ of happiness.

Growth itself contains the germ of happiness.

It's not what we eat but what we digest that makes us strong; not what...

It's not what we eat but what we digest that makes us strong; not what...

Ever since I was a child I have had this instinctive urge for expansion and...

Ever since I was a child I have had this instinctive urge for expansion and...

Growth begins when we begin to accept our own weakness

Growth begins when we begin to accept our own weakness

The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in...

The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in...

If we're growing, we're always going to be out of our comfort zone.

If we're growing, we're always going to be out of our comfort zone.

Try and be a sheet of paper with nothing on it. Be a spot of...

Try and be a sheet of paper with nothing on it. Be a spot of...

I've learned that everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the...

I've learned that everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the...

All change is not growth; as all movement is not forward

All change is not growth; as all movement is not forward

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

Womanhood is a whole different thing from girlhood. Girlhood is a gift...Womanhood is a choice.

Womanhood is a whole different thing from girlhood. Girlhood is a gift...Womanhood is a choice.

Grow where you are planted

Grow where you are planted

We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.

We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.

It is no little wisdom for you to keep yourself in silence and in good...

It is no little wisdom for you to keep yourself in silence and in good...

Sportsmanship for me is when a guy walks off the court and you really can't...

Sportsmanship for me is when a guy walks off the court and you really can't...

The only progress that knowledge allows is in enabling us to describe more and more...

The only progress that knowledge allows is in enabling us to describe more and more...