Embolden

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  • Embolden is a motivational and inspiration channel designed to give you the fuel you need to start your day, hit the gym, and work towards your goals in life. Using the wisdom and knowledge of gurus, figures, and leaders from history, we share the most powerful quotes, aphorisms, and speeches to fire you up.
    2022
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  • Samurai Rules for Life - The Best Bushido and Samurai Quotes

    Samurai Rules for Life - The Best Bushido and Samurai Quotes
    Mar 2 2022
    The Samurai (or bushi) were members of professional warrior clans who started to play a central role in the history of medieval Japan. As they rose in both social and economic stature, they increasingly became the driving force behind the production of many kinds of artwork and decorative art objects. Swords and armor, symbolizing military power, and garments and paintings made demonstrate that samurai were not only fierce but also intelligent and cultured. The samurai culture and values still live on today in many artists, thinkers, and warriors. Here are the rules for life of a samurai from past and present warriors and great thinkers who live Bushido. The quotes you’ll find below are some of the more inspirational and motivational from samurai, warriors, and practicers of bushido. #quotes #bushido #samurai “A samurai is a total human being, whereas a man who is completely absorbed in his technical skill has degenerated into a ‘function’, one cog in a machine.” – Yukio Mishima “Not to borrow the strength of another, nor to rely on one’s own strength; to cut off past and future thoughts, and not to live within the everyday mind… then the Great Way is right before your eyes.” – Yamamoto Tsunetomo “A real man does not think of victory or defeat. He plunges recklessly towards an irrational death.” – Yamamoto Tsunetomo “You must concentrate upon and consecrate yourself wholly to each day, as though a fire were raging in your hair.” – Taisen Deshimaru “My philosophy is the same as a Samurai: To hit without getting hit.” – Lyoto Machida “The person who practices an art is an artist, not a samurai, and one should have the intention of being called a samurai.” – Yamamoto Tsunetomo “To practice Zen or the Martial Arts, you must live intensely, wholeheartedly, without reserve – as if you might die in the next instant.” – Taisen Deshimaru “THE ART OF PEACE does not rely on weapons or brute force to succeed; instead, we put ourselves in tune with the universe, maintain peace in our own realms, nurture life, and prevent death and destruction. The true meaning of the term samurai is one who serves and adheres to the power of love.” – Morihei Ueshiba “It is a wretched thing that the young men of today are so contriving and so proud of their material possessions. Men with contriving hearts are lacking in duty. Lacking in duty, they will have no self-respect.” – Yamamoto Tsunetomo “One finds life through conquering the fear of death within one’s mind. Empty the mind of all forms of attachment, make a go-for-broke charge and conquer the opponent with one decisive slash.” – Takenaka Shigekata “Once the will is resolved, one’s spirit is strengthened. Even a peasant’s will is hard to deny, but a samurai of resolute will convince many men.” – Yoshida Shoin “This is the substance of the Way of the Samurai: if by setting one’s heart right every morning and evening, one is able to live as though his body were already dead, he gains freedom in the Way. his whole life will be without blame, and he will succeed in his calling.” – Yamamoto Tsunetomo “It is the very mind itself that leads the mind astray – of the mind, do not be mindless.” – Takuan Soho “Everyone feels fear. What a samurai or warrior is, is what you do when you feel fear.” – Enson Inoue “The Samurai is the first to suffer anxiety for human society, and he is the last to seek personal pleasure.” – Morihei Ueshiba “Ultimately, you must forget about technique. The further you progress, the fewer teachings there are. The Great Path is really NO PATH.” – Morihei Ueshiba “A samurai should always be prepared for death – whether his own or someone else’s.” – Stan Sakai “There is something to be learned from a rainstorm. When meeting with a sudden shower, you try not to get wet and run quickly along the road. But doing such things as passing under the eaves of houses, you still get wet. When you are resolved from the beginning, you will not be perplexed, though you will still get the same soaking. This understanding extends to everything.” – Yamamoto Tsunetomo “A samurai must remain calm at all times even in the face of danger.” – Chris Bradford “It’s actually the samurai spirit, which is ‘no fear and never give up.” – Enson Inoue “Mental bearing (calmness), not skill, is the sign of a matured samurai. A Samurai therefore should neither be pompous nor arrogant.” – Tsukahara Bokuden “Get beyond love and grief: exist for the good of Man.” – Miyamoto Musashi “As a samurai, I must strengthen my character; as a human being I must perfect my spirit.” – Yamaoka Tesshu “The undisturbed mind is like the calm body water reflecting the brilliance of the moon. Empty the mind and you will realize the undisturbed mind.” – Yagyu Jubei Mitsuyoshi “Some Warriors look fierce, but are mild. Some seem timid, but are ...
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    7 mins
  • 45 Best Seneca Quotes on Courage, Life, Wealth, and Stoicism

    45 Best Seneca Quotes on Courage, Life, Wealth, and Stoicism
    Mar 1 2022

    Start living like the great stoic philosopher Seneca with 45 of his best quotes, aphorisms, and ideas on courage, life, wealth, and stoicism.

    #motivationalquotes #stoicismquotes #stoicism

    Best Seneca quotes from this video:

    “Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power.”

    “Ignorance is the cause of fear”

    “Putting things off is the biggest waste of life: it snatches away each day as it comes, and denies us the present by promising the future. The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow, and loses today. You are arranging what lies in Fortune's control, and abandoning what lies in yours. What are you looking at? To what goal are you straining? The whole future lies in uncertainty: live immediately.”

    “Only time can heal what reason cannot.”

    “I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.”

    “He suffers more than necessary, who suffers before it is necessary.”

    “Associate with people who are likely to improve you.”

    “They lose the day in expectation of the night, and the night in fear of the dawn.”

    “No man was ever wise by chance”

    “What need is there to weep over parts of life? The whole of it calls for tears.”

    “Until we have begun to go without them, we fail to realize how unnecessary many things are. We've been using them not because we needed them but because we had them.”

    “He who is brave is free”

    “If you really want to escape the things that harass you, what you’re needing is not to be in a different place but to be a different person.”

    “Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life.”

    “It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor. ”

    “It is not that we have so little time but that we lose so much. ... The life we receive is not short but we make it so; we are not ill provided but use what we have wastefully.”

    “It is the power of the mind to be unconquerable.”

    “If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.”

    “Hang on to your youthful enthusiasms -- you’ll be able to use them better when you’re older.”

    “As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters.”

    “You act like mortals in all that you fear, and like immortals in all that you desire”

    “Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.”

    “We suffer more often in imagination than in reality”

    “Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful.”

    "There is no easy way from the earth to the stars”

    “All cruelty springs from weakness.”

    “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”

    “Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.”

    “Wealth is the slave of the wise. The master of the fool.”

    “Life is never incomplete if it is an honorable one. At whatever point you leave life, if you leave it in the right way, it is whole.”

    “I am not born for one corner; the whole world is my native land.”

    “If thou art a man, admire those who attempt great things, even though they fail.”

    “We should always allow some time to elapse, for time discloses the truth.”

    “A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.”

    “It is quality rather than quantity that matters.”

    “He who indulges in empty fears earns himself real fears.”

    “Enjoy present pleasures in such a way as not to injure future ones.”

    “Let us train our minds to desire what the situation demands.”

    “While we are postponing, life speeds by.”

    “It is better to conquer our grief than to deceive it.”

    “There is nothing in the world so much admired as a man who knows how to bear unhappiness with courage.”

    “Of this one thing make sure against your dying day – that your faults die before you do.”

    “The good things of prosperity are to be wished; but the good things that belong to adversity are to be admired.”

    “For many men, the acquisition of wealth does not end their troubles, it only changes them.”

    “We should not, like sheep, follow the herd of creatures in front of us, making our way where others go, not where we ought to go.”
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    10 mins
  • 45 Self-Love Quotes to Help You Build Self-Esteem, Confidence, and Celebrate the Greatness of You

    45 Self-Love Quotes to Help You Build Self-Esteem, Confidence, and Celebrate the Greatness of You
    Feb 22 2022
    Start celebrating the greatness of you and practicing some love towards yourself with these 45 self-love quotes to inspire and motivate you. #quotes #selflove #selflovequotes Self-love quotes: “Love yourself first, and everything else falls in line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.” – Lucille Ball “Talk to yourself like someone you love.” – Brene Brown “To fall in love with yourself is the first secret to happiness.” – Robert Morely “Love yourself. Be clear on how you want to be treated. Know your worth. Always.” – Maryam Hasnaa “How you love yourself is how you teach others to love you.” – Rupi Kaur “Fashion is my way to express how much I love myself.” – Laura Brunereau “If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.” – Dr. Maya Angelou “If you have the ability to love, love yourself first.” – Charles Bukowski “Seek to be whole, not perfect.” – Oprah “True self-care is not bath salts and chocolate cake, it’s making the choice to build a life you don’t need to escape from.” – Brianna Wiest “The right mental attitude will guide you towards feeling a sense of love that you deserve to experience.” – Anonymous “The best way to gain self-confidence is to do what you are afraid to do.” – Swati Sharma “Make happiness your priority and be gentle with yourself in the process.” – Bronnie Ware “If people are doubting how far you can go, go so far that you can’t hear them anymore.” – Michele Ruiz “She will rise. With a spine of steel and a roar like thunder, she will rise.” – Nicole Lyons “Love yourself enough to set boundaries. Your time and energy are precious. You get to choose how you use it. You teach people how to treat you by deciding what you will and won’t accept.” – Anna Taylor “You are not your mistakes. They are what you did. Not who you are.” – Lisa Lieberman-Wang “Accepting yourself only as long as you look a certain way isn’t self love, it’s self destruction.” – Laci Green “Bring the sun over my heart, I want to bloom.” – Alexandra Vasiliu “I’m doing it for me.” – Unknown “Life tried to crush her, but only succeeded in creating a diamond.” – John Mark Green “Unconditional self love is all the really matters in life. It’s where real life begins.” – Anonymous “When you say ‘yes’ to others make sure you are not saying ‘no’ to yourself.” – Paulo Coelho “You alone are enough, you have nothing to prove to anybody.” – Dr. Maya Angelou “I am somebody. I am me. I like being me. And I need nobody to make me somebody.” – Louis L’Amour “The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.” – Oprah Winfrey “Do things that make you feel good: mind, body, and soul.” – Robyn Conley Downs “The world has slowed so you can rediscover yourself.” – Unknown “I am who I am. Not who you think I am. Not who you want me to be. I am me.” – Brigitte Nicole “I wish I could make everyone understand how important this statement is: go where you are wanted.” – S. McNutt “Everyone one of us needs to show how much we care for each other and, in the process, care for ourselves.” – Diana, Princess of Wales “Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you! Shout loud ‘I am lucky to be what I am.’” – Dr. Seuss “The real difficulty in self love is combating the inner critic who goes against our own wishes by challenging our own beliefs. You know you’re worthy of love, but the critic keeps reminding you of the past pain that you can’t let go of.” – Anonymous “The self-love needed for self-care [is] missing. Academicians use terms like self-esteem, self-worth, self-support, self-care, but rarely self-love. That is left to the spiritual community. People don’t realize that taking care of their own needs; eating, drinking, brushing their teeth, showering, wearing clean clothes, going to work are all acts of self-love.” – Angela C. Santomero “Self-love is necessary for a functional and successful life” – Angela C. Santomero “The salvation of man is through love and in love. I understood how a man who has nothing left in this world still may know bliss, be it only for a brief moment, in the contemplation of his beloved.” Viktor E. Frankl “To love is to be vulnerable.” – Brene Brown “Self-kindness is self-empathy. And even when I talk to myself like someone I love and it feels weird, it works.” – Brene Brown “Not having to pretend simplifies our life. On the other hand, pretending day after day to be someone you are not, requires enormous effort.” – Piero Ferrucci “I’m constantly amazed by how easily we love ourselves above all others, yet we put more stock in the opinions of others than in our own estimation of self. . . . How much ...
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    9 mins

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