Inspirational Quotes by John C. Maxwell

“Servant leaders should listen without judgment, be authentic, build community, share power, and develop people.6”

“1. Cop-outs. People who have no goals and do not commit. 2. Holdouts. People who don’t know if they can reach their goals, so they’re afraid to commit. 3. Dropouts. People who start toward a goal but quit when the going gets tough. 4. All-outs. People who set goals, commit to them, and pay the price to reach”

“Money is like manure. If you let it pile up, it just smells. But if you spread it around, you can encourage things to grow.”

“An infant is born with a clenched fist; a man dies with an open hand. Life has a way of prying free the things we think are so important.”

“No es el crítico lo que cuenta, ni el hombre que señala cómo el hombre fuerte dio un traspié, ni qué hubiera hecho mejor el que realizaba el acto. El crédito es del hombre que se halla en la arena, cuya cara está estropeada por el polvo, el sudor, y la sangre; que lucha esforzadamente; que se equivoca y se queda corto una y otra vez; que conoce los grandes entusiasmos, las grandes devociones, y se dedica a una buena causa; que, en el mejor de los casos, conoce al final el triunfo de una gran realización; y que, en el peor, si falla, ha hecho al menos un intento extraordinario, de modo que su lugar nunca estará cerca de aquellas almas frías y tímidas que no conocen ni la victoria ni la derrota.”

“The longest distance between two points is a shortcut.” That’s really true. For everything of value in life, you pay a price.”

“If you want to be the best leader you can possibly be, no matter how much or how little natural leadership talent you possess, you need to become a serving leader.”

“When you give of yourself, it benefits you, the organization, and the receiver.”

“if you do the following three things, you will be successful in major college basketball. If you don’t do them, it will be most difficult.” He didn’t say it would be impossible—typical of John Wooden—but he said it would be difficult. I was scrambling for my pen when he said, “Those three things are fairly simple: Number one, make certain, Dale, you always have better players than anybody you play. Now, with that locked up, make sure you always get the better players to put the team above themselves. And number three—this is very important, Dale Brown,” he said, “don’t try to be some coaching genius, or give the guys too much information, or too much stuff; always practice simplicity with constant repetition.”

“And he died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honour:”

“Job 1”

“MIC7.8 Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me. MIC7.9 I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness. MIC7.10 Then she that is mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her which said unto me, Where is the LORD thy God? mine eyes shall behold her: now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets. MIC7.11 In the day that thy walls are to be built, in that day shall the decree be far removed.”

“GEN45.3 And Joseph said unto his brethren, I am Joseph; doth my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him; for they were troubled at his presence. GEN45.4 And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt. GEN45.5 Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold”

“I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure to find out what is good.” But that also proved to be meaningless. “Laughter,” I said, “is madness. And what does pleasure accomplish?” I tried cheering myself with wine, and embracing folly — my mind still guiding me with wisdom. I wanted to see what was good for people to do under the heavens during the few days of their lives. I undertook great projects: I built houses for myself and planted vineyards. I made gardens and parks and planted all kinds of fruit trees in them. I made reservoirs to water groves of flourishing trees. I bought male and female slaves and had other slaves who were born in my house. I also owned more herds and flocks than anyone in Jerusalem before me. I amassed silver and gold for myself, and the treasure of kings and provinces. I acquired male and female singers, and a harem as well—the delights of a man’s heart. I became greater by far than anyone in Jerusalem before me. In all this my wisdom stayed with me. I denied myself nothing my eyes desired; I refused my heart no pleasure. My heart took delight in all my labor, and this was the reward for all my toil. Yet when I surveyed all that my hands had done and what I had toiled to achieve, everything was meaningless, a chasing after the wind; nothing was gained under the sun. —Ecclesiastes 2:1–11”

“Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. He told them, 'This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.”

“JOS24.13 And I have given you a land for which ye did not labour, and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell in them; of the vineyards and oliveyards which ye planted not do ye eat.”

“ACT20.21 Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.”

“pr.6.16 These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:† pr.6.17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,† pr.6.18 An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, pr.6.19 A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.”

“7. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. 8. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.”

“JER29.13 And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.”