9 quotes from valuable books to inspire you to start a new day

The new year festival has passed and it’s the beginning of a new semester! That’s why NEXKY wants to introduce 9 quotes from valuable books to inspire you to start a new day together. 😁

1️⃣ “It is better to live your own destiny imperfectly than to live an imitation of somebody else’s life with perfection.” ✍️

📚from The Bhagavad Gita (Description: “Instead of trying to live like others, It’s better to cherish the life you’ve chosen, even it’s not perfect.”)

2️⃣ “There is nothing lost or wasted in this life.” 🤩

📚from The Bhagavad Gita                                                                                          (Description: “Everything that goes through your life is not wasted, it all teaches us a lessons.”)

3️⃣ “It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.” ✨                                 

📚from Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare (Description: “There’s nothing to direct our life, only us direct our life by ourselves.”)

4️⃣ “Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt.” 🤔

📚from Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare (Description: “Sometime, doubts can be obstacles to seizing a big opportunity.”)

5️⃣ “三人行，必有我师焉，择其善者而从之，其不善者而改之”

Translation: “Among people walking, I’m sure to find teachers. I’ll observe and adopt their good qualities while avoiding their bad ones.”🚶

📚from 《论语·迷而》 (lúnyǔ)  (Description: “Everybody has their own good quality. We should learn from them and adapt those quality to improve ourselves.”)

6️⃣ “一言既出，驷马难追”                                                                                           Translation: “Once one’s word has been given, even four horses cannot take it back.” 🗣️

📚from《论语·颜渊》 (lúnyǔ) (Description: “Think carefully before speaking because words are hard to take back.”)

7️⃣ “It is useless to meet revenge with revenge; it will heal nothing.” 🧘                       

📚from The Return of the King by J. R. R. Tolkien (Description: “Revenge doesn’t bring any benefit.”)

8️⃣ “Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.” 🌞  

📚Les Misérables by Victor Hugo (Description: “Even on bad day, there’s light waiting for us.”)

9️⃣ “It is never too late to be wise.” ⏱️

📚The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (Description: “It’s never too late to learn something new and improve ourselves.”)

NEXKY has already introduced interesting quotes from valuable books for you! Try using them as inspiration. ❤️

P.S. The description from each quote is based on the writer’s perspective. Reading usually requires personal interpretation.