20 Simple yet influential quotes that changed my perspective!!

A man is like a fraction whose numerator is what he is and whose denominator is what he thinks of himself. The larger the denominator, the smaller the fraction. -Leo Tolstoy

Quotes have played a potent part in my life. Contemplating each word in a sentence beholds the strength to provoke your thoughts. Once we understand the story and what meaning the quote implies in our life (the same quote may mean differently for everyone), we may be able to solve the mystery of our life. I want to share some less-known quotes which will stay with me lifelong and I still churn out once in a while to rejuvenate my mind.

Here they go:

1. A man is like a fraction whose numerator is what he is and whose denominator is what he thinks of himself. The larger the denominator, the smaller the fraction. -Leo Tolstoy

2. “The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.” ~Plutarch

3. “There is nothing brilliant nor outstanding in my record, except perhaps this one thing: I do the things I believe ought to be done… And when I wake up my mind to do a thing, I act.” ~Theodore Roosevelt

4. “If we all did the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves.” ~Thomas Edison

5. “What do I mean by concentration? I mean focusing totally on the business at hand and commanding your body to do exactly what you want it to do.” ~Arnold Palmer

6. “The secret to life is meaningless unless you discover it yourself.” ~W. Somerset Maugham

7. “If you want to increase your success rate, double your failure rate.” ~Thomas J. Watson

8. We are what we repeat over & over. ~ Aristotle

9. “When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world.” ~George Washington Carver

10. “Tomorrow, hopes we have learned something from yesterday.” ~John Wayne

11. “Everything is a change, not to no longer be, but to become what is not yet.” ~ Epictetus

12. “I am always doing that, which I cannot do in order that I may learn how to do it.” ~Pablo Picasso

13. “Change happens in an instant. It happens the moment you DECIDE to change.” ~ Allyson Lewis

14. “Optimism is true moral courage.” ~Ernest Shackleton

15. “If you want to be happy, be.” ~Leo Tolstoy

16. “To be awake is to be alive.” ~Henry David Thoreau

17. “The soul is stronger than its surroundings.” ~William James

18. “The final forming of a person’s character lies in their own hands.” ~Anne Frank

19. “When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.” ~ Audre Lorde

20. Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us. ~ Wilma Rudolph

I genuinely hope these quotes will make a positive shift in your life as they have made in mine.