John C. Maxwell Quotes

Some lessons take years to learn, with repeated exposure to the same path sometimes shadowed by the inner conscience of own souls. But eventually we learn, and our journey continues in another direction.

Begin within. If it shows up in your life, it's coming to tell you something about you that you're acting like you don't know. Something about yourself, or your relationship with God.

I began to look at all events and all things as relevant, an opportunity to take or avoid.

Who can teach when there are such lessons to be learned

The well of your incompleteness runs deep, but make the effort to look away from yourself and to look toward Him.

Self-reflection is the school of wisdom.

I promised myself that no matter where I went, what I did, I'd never take anything for granted again.

The fact is that this conversation is going on at every level at every age, we're all going, "God, what a jerk I've been," "How could I have married that guy?" or "How could I have done this or that?" With time, this is the gift of being older, that you get to look back and say, "It wasn't all about them."

I have the ability, occasionally, of being able to step out and see who you think I could end up being. And I like to play with that.

If your heart were sincere and upright, every creature would be unto you a looking-glass of life and a book of holy doctrine.

Let me endeavor to lead you out of yourself: let me invite you to look unto Jesus.

Listen to your life. Listen to what happens to you because it is through what happens to you that God speaks...It's in language that's not always easy to decipher, but it's there powerfully, memorably, unforgettably.

This very moment is the perfect teacher, and, lucky for us, it's with us wherever we go.

This precept descended from Heaven: know thyself.

The feeling of being 'offended' is a warning indicator that is showing you where to look within yourself for unresolved issues.

In life we often look to others for simple, but difficult answers, despite the fact that we have those answers ourselves.

That's something that I've always gotten: a sense of humanity, a sense of awareness of yourself and the world around you.

God doesn't do the work for you; he does the work through you. It's not enough to look up; you must also look within.

I suggest to everyone: Look in the mirror. Ask yourself: Who are you? What are your talents? Use them, and do what you love.

A lot of the teachings really kind of keep me grounded.

Did you ever wonder if the person in the picture is the same one you see when you look in the mirror?" - "That's the eternal question, isn't it? Are we born who we are, or do we make ourselves that way?

The biggest (and hardest) lesson I've learned in life is that the external world is just a reflection of the world within.

Emotional pain of any kind is a reminder to stop and look inside.

There's never a mistake in the universe. So if your partner is angry, good. If there are things about him that you consider flaws, good, because these flaws are your own, you're projecting them, and you can write them down, inquire, and set yourself free. People go to India to find a guru, but you don't have to: you're living with one. Your partner will give you everything you need for your own freedom.