The document is a collection of quotes from various historical figures on a wide range of topics including personal growth, failure, success, humility, individuality, wealth, and learning. Some of the key messages conveyed are that we should strive to better ourselves and create positive change, take responsibility for our own situations, learn from both successes and failures, remain humble in times of power or wealth, and continue learning and developing throughout life.

1. “We must
become
the change
we want to
see.”
Mahatma Gandhi, 1869-1948,
Indian statesman and spiritual leader

3. “If you don’t
create your
reality, your
reality will
create you.”
Lizzie West, b.1973, American singer-songwriter

5. “The reward
of a thing well done,
is to have done it.”
Ralph Emerson, 1803-82, American poet

7. “What does
not kill me
makes me
stronger.”
Friedrich Nietzsche,
German philosopher, 1844-1900

9. “If you don’t know where you
are going you will probably
end up somewhere else.”
Laurence J Peter, 1919-90, Canadian academic

11. Patrick White,
1912-90,
Australian novelist
“I forget
what I was
taught, I only
remember
what I’ve
learnt.”

13. “It is not wise for a
blind man, riding a blind
horse, to approach the
edge of a deep pond.”
Traditional Chinese proverb

15. “When I
let go of
what I am,
I become
what I
might be.”
Lao Tsu, Chinese
philosopher, 600-400BC

17. “It is only as
we develop
others that we
permanently
succeed.”
Samuel Firestone,
1868-1938, US
industrialist

19. “Failure lies
not in falling
down.
Failure lies
in not
getting up.”
Traditional Chinese proverb

21. “Lives based
on having
are less free
than lives
based either
on doing or
being.”
William James, 1842-1910, US psychologist

23. “While
you teach,
you learn.”
Seneca, 4BC AD65,
Roman philosopher and poet

25. “The higher my
rank, the more
humbly I behave.
The greater my
power, the less I
exercise it. The
richer my wealth,
the more I give
away.”
Sun Shu Ao, Chinese minister, 600BC

27. “We don’t
see things
as they are,
we see
things as
we are.”
Anais Nin, American writer,1903-1977

29. “My great mistake,
the fault for which
I can’t forgive
myself, is that one
day I ceased my
obstinate pursuit
of my own
individuality.”
Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900, Irish
playwright, poet and
humorist

31. “There is
no wealth
but life.”
John Ruskin, 1819-1900, English art critic