Francois Fenelon Quotes

The quote that helped me the most with my life was: It only gets better when you get better. That woke me up.

Improvement begins with I.

There is no other way to change something or someone for the better except to occupy it first. The only person you can occupy is yourself. That is why the only person who can change you for the better is you. Without your decision to change and your commitment to change, you will not change.

Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.

Every man who rises above the common level has received two educations: the first from his teachers; the second, more personal and important, from himself.

Undoubtedly a man is to labor to better his condition, but first to better himself.

I have a tremendous desire to learn, and to grow, and to develop whatever I have that will make for any kind of improvement in me.

I do not need the transfer window or anything to improve myself.

No one's going to make you work on yourself except you.

I've changed like crazy. I know I have, 'cause I work at it.

To help others develop, start with yourself.

Do you know someone you would like to change and regulate and improve? Good! That is fine. I am all in favor of it, But why not begin on yourself? From a purely selfish standpoint, that is a lot more profitable than trying to improve others - yes, and a lot less dangerous.

I've always been a person who thinks it's really important to better themselves.

I think a lot of people are drawn to seeing people that want to be better. We see it in ourselves.

Changing your nature is the hardest thing to do. But I discovered that you can be who you choose to be.

Mature striving is linked to long-range goals. Thus, the process of becoming is largely a matter of organizing transitory impulses into a pattern of striving and interest in which the element of self-awareness plays a large part.

We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far.

The doer alone learneth.

I am my own mentor. I like to listen to myself to improve.

Instead of wanting to be better than other people, let's channel that energy to be better than we were yesterday and then again to be the best we can be tomorrow.

I have the wherewithal to challenge myself for my entire life. That's a great gift.

Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.

The distance between who you are and who you might be is closing.

Before you can do something you must first be something.

The place to improve the world is first in one's own heart and head and hands.