Inspiration Index

Inspiration Index
 
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Inspiration Table of Contents
 
“Fun and Learning about Inspiration and Motivation” gathered by David Hugh Beaumont 

Everyday Inspiration Index
 
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“A Bag of Tools” and “Makers of Eternity” by R. L. Sharpe
 
“A Creed to Live By” by Nancye Sims
 
“A Daily Inventory” by Mildred Bettag
 
“A Journey” by Author Unknown
 
“A Poem About Life” by Author Unknown
 
“A Smile” by Author Unknown
 
“A Teddy Bear’s Guide to Life” by Author Unknown
 
“A Vow” by Edgar A. Guest
 
“Advice for Graduates” by Charlie Sykes
 
“Advice to Millions Who Rush Through Life” by Author Unknown
 
“Along the Way” by Douglas Malloch
 
“Allow Your Own Inner Light to Guide You” by Author Unknown
 
“Always a Way to Rise” by Author Unknown
 
“Always Have a Dream” by Author Unknown
 
“Always Have Faith in Yourself” by Kathy Obara
 
“An Hour a Day for a Year” by Author Unknown
 
“As I Go on My Way” by Strickland Gillilan
 
“Attitude” by Charles R. Swindoll
 
“Attitude” by Author Unknown
 
“Autobiography in Five Short Chapters” by Portia Nelson
 
“Be the Best of Whatever You Are” by Douglas Malloch
 
“Be the Best That You Can Be” by Author Unknown
 
“Beauty Tips” by Sam Levenson
 
“Before” attributed to Ernest Hemingway
 
“Beginning Today” by Lise Schlosser
 
“Believe in Yourself” by Jan Michelson
 
“Blessed Are They” by Wilhelmina Stitch
 
“Brown’s Vacation” by Amos R. Wells
 
“Can’t” by Edgar A. Guest
 
“Capsule Course in Human Relations” by Robert W. Woodruff
 
“Cheerfulness” by Marian Douglas
 
“Couldn’t and Could” by Nixon Waterman
 
“Count That Day Lost” by George Eliot
 
“Count Your Blessings” by Dixie Willson
 
“Count Your Blessings” by William Henry Dawson
 
“Courage” by Amelia Earhart
 
“Courage” by Edgar A. Guest
 
“Courage” by Gail Brook Burket
 
“Creating a Day Worth Living” by Author Unknown
 
“Dare to Dream” by Julie-Anne Ford
 
“Desiderata: A Poem for a Way of Life” by Max Ehrmann
 
“Do It Now” by Anton Gurski
 
“Do More” by William A. Ward
 
“Doing Nothing” by William Henry Dawson
 
“Don’t Give Up” by Phoebe Cary
 
“Don’t Quit” by Edgar A. Guest
 
“Don’t Take It to Heart” by Georgiana C. Clark
 
“Dream Big” by Author Unknown
 
“Dust If You Must” by Rose Milligan
 
“Each Day Is a Gift” by Author Unknown
 
“Ease” by Raymond Garfield Dandridge
 
“Eight Things You Need to Know about Failure” by Dale Galloway
 
“Endeavor” by Author Unknown
 
“Equipment” by Edgar A. Guest
 
“Failing Doesn’t Make You a Failure” by Author Unknown
 
“Gardens of the Heart” by Charles Russell Wakeley
 
“Gladness” by Anna Hempstead Branch
 
“Gratitude” by Edgar A. Guest
 
“Grind or Shine” by Author Unknown
 
“Growing Smiles” by Author Unknown
 
“Happiness Is a Habit” by Author Unknown
 
“Happy Home Recipe” by Author Unknown
 
“Happy Thoughts and Their Power” by Author Unknown
 
“Have a Good Day” by Author Unknown
 
“His Other Chance” by Edgar A. Guest
 
“Hold Fast to Dreams” by Langston Hughes
 
“Hope” by Eliza Wolcott, S. G. Wolcott, and Sarah Goodsell Wolcott Norton
 
“Hope” by Emily Dickinson
 
“Hope, Faith, and Love” by Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller
 
“How to Be Mentally Strong” by Author Unknown
 
“How to Change the World” by Author Unknown
 
“How to Forget” by Rebecca Foresman
 
“How to Improve Yourself” by Author Unknown
 
“Hustle and Grin” by Author Unknown
 
“I Am Me” by Virginia Satir
 
“I Hope You Do!” by Author Unknown
 
“I Know Something Good About You” by Louis C. Shimon
 
“I Will Be Worthy of It” by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
 
“If” by Rudyard Kipling
 
“If I Ought To” by Max Hill
 
“I’ll Try” by Author Unknown
 
“Influence” by Joseph Norris
 
“Instructions for Life” by Author Unknown
 
“Instructions for Life” by Author Unknown
 
“It Can’t Be Done” by Author Unknown
 
“It Doesn’t Pay to Fret” by William Henry Dawson
 
“It Is Hard” by Author Unknown
 
“It Isn’t Costly” by Edgar A. Guest
 
“It’s Fine Today” by Douglas Malloch
 
“It’s Not Enough” by Samuel Smiles
 
“Keep A-Goin’!” by Frank Lebby Stanton
 
“Keep A-Pluggin’ Away” by Paul Laurence Dunbar
 
“Keep Calm and Carry On” by Author Unknown
 
“Keep Smiling” by Author Unknown
 
“Laugh a Little Bit” by Edmund Vance Cooke
 
“Learn a Little Every Day” by Author Unknown
 
“Leaving the City of Regret” by Larry Harp
 
“Leisure” by William H. Davies
 
“Lend a Hand” by Edward Everett Hale
 
“Let Us Be Kind” by W. Lomax Childress
 
“Life” by Author Unknown
 
“Life” by Nan Terrell Reed
 
“Life a Duty” by Ellen Sturgis Hooper
 
“Life Is” by Author Unknown
 
“Life Is an Echo” by Zig Ziglar
 
“Life’s Daily Recipe” by Author Unknown
 
“Life’s Mirror” by Madeline S. Bridges
 
“Little Things” by Grace Haines
 
“Little Ways to Happiness” by Nora M. Carter
 
“Live . . . Laugh . . . and Love” by John McLeod
 
“Live Your Best Life” by Author Unknown
 
“Living” by Edgar A. Guest
 
“Love and Peace Recipe” by Author Unknown
 
“Miss Dix’s Dictates for a Happy Life” by Dorothy Dix
 
“Mistakes” by Author Unknown
 
“More” by Author Unknown
 
“Morning” by Jane Taylor
 
“Mr. Meant-To” by Susie M. Best
 
“My Creed” by S. E. Kiser
 
“My Recipe” by Grace E. Easley
 
“New Beginnings” by Gertrude B. McClain
 
“Nine Requisites for Contented Living” by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
 
“No Fear in Love” by Author Unknown
 
“Nothing to Fear” by Author Unknown
 
“Now Is the Best Time” by Author Unknown
 
“Now’s the Time” by Author Unknown
 
“On File” by John Kendrick Bangs
 
“Opportunity” by Berton Braley
 
“Opportunity” by Edward Rowland Sill
 
“Our Daily Wish” by Phil Perkins
 
“Paddle Your Own Canoe” by Sarah T. Bolton
 
“Perseverance” by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
 
“Perseverance Conquers All Things” by Henry Austin
 
“Persevere” by Author Unknown
 
“Pessimist versus Optimist” by William A. Ward
 
“Pluck” by Edgar A. Guest
 
“Poem on Attitude” by Author Unknown
 
“Present Tense” by Jason Lehman
 
“Promise Yourself” by Christian D. Larson
 
“Reaching Your Dreams Takes Courage” by Caroline Kent
 
“Recipe from the Garden of Daily Living” by Author Unknown
 
“Rise Above the Crowd” by Author Unknown
 
“Rules for Better Living” by Author Unknown
 
“Sage Advice” by Elbert Hubbard
 
“Saying and Doing” by Author Unknown
 
“See It Through” by Edgar A. Guest
 
“Seeds of Kindness” by Amy R. Raabe
 
“Set Yourself Free” by Edmund O’Neill
 
“Seven Tips for Self-Motivation” by John Hersey
 
“Six Ways to Make People Like You” by Dale Carnegie
 
“Smile!” by Author Unknown
 
“Song for a Little House” by Christopher Darlington Morley
 
“Song of Life” by Charles Mackay
 
“Start Where You Stand” by Berton Braley
 
“Steps to Happiness” by Author Unknown
 
“Steps to Success” by Author Unknown
 
“Stick to Your Task” by Author Unknown
 
“Suppose” by John Kendrick Bangs
 
“Success” by Author Unknown
 
“Success” by Author Unknown
 
“Success” by Caroline Elizabeth ‘Bessie’ Stanley
 
“Symphony” by W. H. Channing
 
“Tackle the Thing” by Edgar A. Guest
 
“Taking the Journey” by Author Unknown
 
“Teamwork Lessons from the Geese” by Robert McNeish
 
“Ten Spiritual Tonics” by Abraham L. Feinberg
 
“That’s Success” by Berton Braley
 
“The Ant” by Samuel Johnson
 
“The Be Attitudes” by Author Unknown
 
“The Beautiful World” by W. Lomax Childress
 
“The Bridge Builder” by Will Allen Dromgoole
 
“The Busy Man” by William Henry Hills
 
“The Character of a Happy Life” by Henry Wotton
 
“The Common Touch” by Edgar A. Guest
 
“The Effect of a Thought” by Author Unknown
 
“The Few” by Edgar A. Guest
 
“The Fighter” by S. E. Kiser
 
“The Five W’s of Life” by Author Unknown
 
“The Goal” by Author Unknown
 
“The Happiest Season” by Author Unknown
 
“The Joy of Doing” by Raymond John Baughan
 
“The Junk Box” by Edgar A. Guest
 
“The Law of Life” by Jerry Buchanan
 
“The Man Behind the Smile” by Author Unknown
 
“The Man Who Frets at Worldly Strife” by Joseph Rodman Drake
 
“The Most of All Things” by Author Unknown
 
“The Power of Littles” by Author Unknown
 
“The Power of Yet” by Author Unknown
 
“The Pure” by Charles Dickens
 
“The Ship That Sails” attributed to Page Belnap
 
“The Sun Will Shine on You Again” by Barbara J. Hall
 
“The Things That Haven’t Been Done Before” by Edgar A. Guest
 
“The Train of Life” by Marv Hardin
 
“The Treasures in You” by Author Unknown
 
“The Value of a Smile” by Frank Irving Fletcher
 
“The Value of a Smile” by Wilbur D. Nesbit
 
“The World We Make” by A. G. Walton
 
“The Worth of Our Lives” by Author Unknown
 
“There Is a Difference” by William Henry Dawson
 
“These I’ve Loved” by Elizabeth-Ellen Long
 
“Things Work Out” by Edgar A. Guest
 
“Think, Believe, Dream, and Dare” by Author Unknown
 
“Think Positive” by Norman Vincent Peale
 
“Thinking” by Walter D. Wintle
 
“This Is Our Purpose” by Oswald Spengler
 
“Three Simple Rules” by Author Unknown
 
“To Thine Own Self Be True” by Pakenham Beatty
 
“To Those Who Fail” by Nellie Barlow
 
“Today” by Grace E. Easley
 
“Today” by Vivian Yeiser Laramore
 
“Top Ten Creative Rules of Thumb” by Charles Thompson
 
“Top Ten Promises to Make to Yourself” by Harry D. Pound
 
“True Freedom” by William Arthur Ward
 
“True Success” by C. Hoppe
 
“Try Smiling” by Clarence L. Burgderfer
 
“Try Smiling” by Everett Wentworth Hill
 
“Try, Try Again” by T. H. Palmer
 
“Twelve Priceless Qualities of Success” by Marshall Field
 
“Use Your Imagination to Find Success” by Author Unknown
 
“Waiting and Wishing” by Author Unknown
 
“What Have We Done Today?” by Author Unknown
 
“What I Live For” by George Linnaeus Banks
 
“What Is Still Possible” by Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli
 
“What Kind of Day Shall I Choose Today?” by Author Unknown
 
“What Matters” by Author Unknown
 
“What to Count” by Emilie Barnes
 
“What We Give Away” by Author Unknown
 
“Whatever Dreams You’re Dreaming” by Author Unknown
 
“When Would You Have Quit?” by Author Unknown
 
“Who Really Matters?” by Author Unknown
 
“Winners Are People Like You” by Nancye Sims
 
“Winner’s Blueprint for Achievement” by William A. Ward
 
“Winning” by Author Unknown
 
Words of Elbert Hubbard
 
Words of Frank B. Jewett
 
Words of Lincoln Steffens
 
Words of Orison S. Marden
 
Words of Stephen Grellet
 
Words of Tom Walsh
 
Words of William H. Murray
 
“Words to Live By” by Author Unknown
 
“Worst Day Ever?” by Chanie Gorkin
 
“Worth While” by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
 
“Yagottawanna” by Author Unknown
 
“You” by Edgar A. Guest
 
“You Never Know” by Author Unknown
 
“You Only Get to Keep What You Give Away” by Author Unknown
 
“Your Choices Will Determine Your Success” by Author Unknown
 
“Youth” by Samuel Ullman​

Christian Faith Index
 
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“A Big Silver Dollar and a Little Brown Cent” by Author Unknown
 
“A Blessing in Disguise” by Ruth Moyer Gilmour
 
“A Name in the Sand” by Hannah Flagg Gould
 
“A New Leaf” by Carrie Shaw Rice
 
“A Perfect Church” by Author Unknown
 
“A Prayer for a Little Home” by Florence Bone
 
“A Prayer for Every Day” by Mary Carolyn Davies
 
“ABC Bible Verse List” by Author Unknown
 
“Above the Bright Blue Sky” by Albert Midlane
 
“All This and More” by Dorcas S. Miller
 
“An Evening Hymn” by Thomas Ken
 
“Be Strong” by Maltbie Davenport Babcock
 
“Begin Again” by Susan Coolidge
 
“Benediction at Gloucester Cathedral” by Author Unknown
 
“Bible ABC’s” by Gladys Fordham
 
“Cares” by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
 
“Chartless” by Emily Dickinson
 
“Christ’s Words” by Author Unknown
 
“Cleaning House” by Author Unknown
 
“Cradle Hymn” by Martin Luther
 
“Dearest Friend” by Noel
 
“Do The Best You Can” by Author Unknown
 
“Drink from the Saucer” by Author Unknown
 
“Evening” by Thomas Miller
 
“Eternal Ink” by Craig F. Pitts
 
“Everything That You Need” by Author Unknown
 
“Explain God” by Danny Dutton
 
“Folks Like You” by Author Unknown
 
“Fun and Learning about Prayers and Spiritual Affirmations” gathered by David Hugh Beaumont
 
“Funny Isn’t It?” by Author Unknown
 
“God Is Counting on You” by Author Unknown
 
“God Is Great and Good” by Author Unknown
 
“God Speak to Me” by Author Unknown
 
“God Will Count Your Honest Try” by William Henry Dawson
 
“God’s Alphabet” by Author Unknown
 
“God’s Gifts” by Author Unknown
 
“Going to Church” by Author Unknown
 
“Golfer’s Prayer” by Author Unknown
 
“Grace” by Juanita Ryan
 
“Have You Found the Bible” by Author Unknown
 
“Heaven’s Grocery Store” by Author Unknown
 
“How to Read the Bible” by Author Unknown
 
“I Said a Prayer for You Today” by Author Unknown
 
“I Would Be True” by Howard A. Walter, Joseph Y. Peek, and Samuel R. Harlow
 
“Inscription at the Cathedral of Milan” by Author Unknown
 
“Just a Nail” by Author Unknown
 
“Just Do Your Best” by Ernest Lloyd
 
“Keep a Bright Face” by Kate Slaughter McKinney
 
“Life’s Answers” by Author Unknown
 
“Living What We Pray For” by Whitney Montgomery
 
“Miracles Are Everywhere” by Author Unknown
 
“My Goals” by Edgar A. Guest
 
“My Prayer” by Author Unknown
 
“My Psalm” by John Greenleaf Whittier
 
“My Quiet Hours” by Author Unknown
 
“No Excuse Sunday” by Author Unknown
 
“Old Things Are Gone” by Edna Massimilla
 
“One Solitary Life” by James Allan Francis
 
“Others” by Author Unknown
 
“Permanence” by Author Unknown
 
“Points on Living” by Author Unknown
 
“Policeman’s Prayer” by Author Unknown
 
“Policeman’s Prayer” by Author Unknown
 
“Prayer” by Eliza M. Hickok
 
“Prayer” by Lydia H. Sigourney
 
“Prayer for This House” by Louis Untermeyer
 
Prayer of Francis of Assisi
 
“Prayers and Answers” by Author Unknown
 
“Prayer for Generosity” by Ignatius Loyola
 
“Remember” by Ruth Moyer Gilmour
 
“Resolve” by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
 
“Rising in the Morning” by Hugh Rhodes
 
Saint Teresa’s Book-Mark
 
“Ten Rules of Happiness” by David O. McKay
 
“Thanks for Dirty Dishes” by Author Unknown
 
“The ABC’s of Christian Parenting” by Author Unknown
 
“The ABC’s of Salvation” by Author Unknown
 
“The Broken Pinion” by Hezekiah Butterworth
 
“The Cracked Pot” by Author Unknown
 
“The Final Fixing of the Foolish Fugitive” by John Hensch
 
“The Giveaway” by Phyllis McGinley
 
“The Little Harebell” by Author Unknown
 
“The Lord is the Joy of My Life” by Earl Chadwick Carver
 
“The Old Fisherman” by Mary Bartels
 
“The Postage Stamp” by Author Unknown
 
“The Station” by Robert J. Hastings
 
“The Story of Two Speeches” by Author Unknown
 
“The Touch of the Master’s Hand” by Myra Brooks Welch
 
“The Vessel” by Author Unknown
 
“The Wind Is Not Always at Our Backs” by Clay Harrison
 
“This Moment” by Author Unknown
 
“Time” by Author Unknown
 
“To Our Pastor” by Author Unknown
 
“To the Rainbow” by Thomas Campbell
 
“Virtues That Wash” by Leo Bennett
 
“We Thank Thee” by Ralph Waldo Emerson
 
“What If?” by Author Unknown
 
“When I Read the Bible Through” by Amos R. Wells
 
“While There Is Time, Lord” by Grace E. Easley
 
“Who Made the Stars?” by Author Unknown
 
“Wise Old Owl” by Connie Hinnen Cook
 
Words of Cyprian
 
Words of Peter Marshall
 
Words of Samuel Taylor Coleridge
 
“You Will Never Be Sorry” by Author Unknown

Christian Quotations Index
 
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Christian Quotations by Authors Aa through Az
 
Christian Quotations by Authors Ba through Bz
 
Christian Quotations by Authors Ca through Cz
 
Christian Quotations by Authors Da through Dz
 
Christian Quotations by Authors Ea through Ez
 
Christian Quotations by Authors Fa through Fz
 
Christian Quotations by Authors Ga through Gz
 
Christian Quotations by Authors Ha through Hz
 
Christian Quotations by Authors Ia through Iz
 
Christian Quotations by Authors Ja through Jz
 
Christian Quotations by Authors Ka through Kz
 
Christian Quotations by Authors La through Lz
 
Christian Quotations by Authors Ma through Mz
 
Christian Quotations by Authors Na through Nz
 
Christian Quotations by Authors Oa through Oz
 
Christian Quotations by Authors Pa through Pz
 
Christian Quotations by Authors Qa through Qz
 
Christian Quotations by Authors Ra through Rz
 
Christian Quotations by Authors Sa through Sz
 
Christian Quotations by Authors Ta through Tz
 
Christian Quotations by Authors Ua through Uz
 
Christian Quotations by Authors Va through Vz
 
Christian Quotations by Authors Wa through Wz
 
Christian Quotations by Authors Xa through Zz
 
Christian Quotations by Authors Unknown

Personal Development Index
 
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“Fun and Learning about How to Be Successful” gathered by David Hugh Beaumont
 
“Fun and Learning about Personal Comfort Zones” gathered by David Hugh Beaumont
 
“Fun and Learning about Personal Potential” gathered by David Hugh Beaumont
 
“How to Be Happy” gathered by David Hugh Beaumont
 
“How to Live a Hundred Years Happily” by John A. Schindler
 
“How to Make and Keep Friends” gathered by David Hugh Beaumont
 
“How to Manage Time” gathered by David Hugh Beaumont
 
“How to Stay Young” by Author Unknown

Moral Conduct Index
 
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“A Beautiful Morning” by Author Unknown
 
“A Creed” by Edgar A. Guest
 
“Boys Wanted” by Author Unknown
 
“Code of Honor” by Chuck Norris
 
“Contented John” by Jane Taylor
 
“Credo” by Roy Neal
 
“Criticism” by Author Unknown
 
“Drop a Pebble in the Water” by James W. Foley
 
“Fun and Learning about Gossiping and Gossipers” gathered by David Hugh Beaumont
 
“Golden Keys” by Author Unknown
 
“How Doth the Little Busy Bee” by Isaac Watts
 
“If We Only Understood” by Author Unknown
 
John Wesley’s Rule
 
“Keeping Clean” by Author Unknown
 
“Law Versus Moral Values” by Walter E. Williams
 
“Let It Pass” by Author Unknown
 
“Likes and Dislikes” by Arthur Guiterman
 
“Myself” by Edgar A. Guest
 
“One Hundred Percent” by Author Unknown
 
“Politeness” by Elizabeth Turner
 
“Speak Gently” by Author Unknown
 
“Speak No Ill” by Author Unknown
 
“Speak the Truth” by Author Unknown
 
“Suppose!” by Phoebe Cary
 
“Table Manners” by Oliver Marble
 
“Ten Commandments for Good Manners” by Author Unknown
 
“Ten Commandments of How to Get Along with People” by Ann Landers
 
“The Boy Who Never Told a Lie” by Author Unknown
 
“The Crust of Bread” by Author Unknown
 
“The Little Gentleman” by Author Unknown
 
“The Sluggard” by Isaac Watts
 
“The Spoken Word” by Lloyd D. Newell
 
“The Ten Cannots” by William J. H. Boetcker
 
“The Thief” by Isaac Watts
 
The Thirteen Virtues of Benjamin Franklin
 
“The Twelve Golden Rules for Living” by Miriam Hamilton Keare
 
“The Two Kinds of People” by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
 
“The Way to Be Happy” by Ann Taylor and Jane Taylor
 
“The Wreckers” by Edgar A. Guest
 
“Things Worth While” by Author Unknown
 
“Three Gates” by Beth Day
 
“Watch Your Thoughts” by Author Unknown
 
“Who Am I?” by Author Unknown (Attitude)
 
“Who Am I?” by Author Unknown (Courtesy)
 
“Who Am I?” by Author Unknown (Respect)
 
“You Tell on Yourself” by Marie Losavio

Disability Index
 
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“Fun and Learning about Disabilities and Handicaps” gathered by David Hugh Beaumont
 
“I Love Being Me” by Gemma Hayton
 
“One, Two, Three!” by Henry Cuyler Bunner
 
“The Blind Boy” by Colley Cibber

Physical Fitness Index
 
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“Fun and Learning about Physical Fitness and Exercising” gathered by David Hugh Beaumont
 
“Fun and Learning about Weight Loss and Weight Maintenance” gathered by David Hugh Beaumont
 
Words of E. W. Howe
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Work Index
 
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“The Secret of Success” by Nixon Waterman
 
“The Thumb” by Author Unknown