Joan Marques Quotes

Happiness is something we can find inside once we have obtained the insight that it will never come in sight if we look for it outside.

Social gatherings can serve three purposes: networking, gossip, or politics. Many care about the social, some about the gatherings, and a few about neither...

Some people will fuzz about everything
Others remain cool, then suddenly sting
Human psyche is unpredictable at times
No need to find any reasons or rhymes

The more I take, the less I'm awake.
The more I need, the greater my greed. The more I care, the more I'm aware.
The more I give, the better I live.

The power of what we say is not determined by the duration of our talk but by its content. The more the mouth chatters, the further the mind scatters.

A simple compliment can make someone's day
And if you do it right, it could take you a long way
Just make sure that you mean every word you say
Treat others as you want to be treated: don't play

Do the very best you can, and then move on. Don't expect anything, because you never know where, when, or how your reward will come. Just know it will.

Self-control is like quietly walking through the trees and calmly trying to find your way out of the forest. Self-mastery is like being okay in the forest.

When something in your life doesn't please you
You can decide to hang your head and feel blue
Or you can use your powerful mind as a treasure
To convert your present pain into future pleasure

We all have areas we're self-conscious about.
We all have qualities that make us proud.
But when we walk with our heads in the cloud,
Let's think: today we're in, tomorrow we're out.

Everywhere you go you'll see highs and lows
These things are just part of life and its flows
It helps to understand that no place has it all
So we should cherish our blessings, large or small

Every development is first rejected,
then skeptically accepted,
next gradually embraced,
and at last abundantly praised.
Let's put it straight:
it's a human trait.

We set rules in times when they make sense. Then the times change but the rules stay: they don't make sense anymore, but we still obey. Viva Humanity!

If you want to complain you don't have to look long:
in most anything you can find something wrong.
But if you want to ignite your inner light,
try to find in everything something right.

You don't know what you don't know until someone who knows tells you about it. That's when you know that there's more to know than you'll ever know.

Every relationship, job, or situation
Should reinforce your internal relation
The surest way to derail your dream
Is clinging to things that destroy your self esteem

It's easier to take than to give. It's nobler to give than to take. The thrill of taking lasts a day. The thrill of giving lasts a lifetime.

Moments of splendor and moments of gloom – they help maintain life's balance. One thought is key: they all pass...

If our words cannot enhance the peace
We should keep quiet and use our ears
The extent of our perception will increase
As we'll be less to blame for others' tears

The bright side of making many silly, stupid, heartbreaking, dreadful mistakes in life is, that when you start sharing the lessons you learned, some may call you 'wise

Doing nothing has become one of the lost luxuries in these hectic times. But doing nothing, even for five minutes, can be rejuvenating. Go for it: You – unplugged.

When you start thinking that you need more hours in a day you either have too much on your plate, you need to revise your schedule, or you're simply becoming slow...

If marriage licenses were like driver's licenses, only to be extended every two years if both parties agreed, life would be less complicated and people happier.

Life is like walking a tightrope:
A balance between turning inward
Often enough to find your happy core
And focusing outward
Often enough to care a little more.
Leaning too much inward
May make you aloof and narcissistic
Leaning too much outward
May make you bitter and pessimistic.
Keeping balance fuels life with hope.

As a human cohort we are beautiful, yet flawed
We do things that we regret and some that we applaud
While we're moving on there is no need to become vain
Let's enjoy the sun today – tomorrow may bring rain

When you stop searching, you find. When you stop looking, you see. When you stop battling, you win. When you stop taking, you receive.

If you want people to become really creative in finding new ways to do something, tell them it's illegal or unhealthy.

Life is a constant flux of ups and downs
A chain of happy smiles and edgy frowns
Just know that the purpose of each despair
Is to cherish your next peak when it's there

When people try to affront you, you can do two things: either accept it and ruin your day, or leave their gift unaccepted, which returns it to sender.

If my shoes were made of humility; my dress of compassion; my hat of respect, my jewelry of gratitude, and my perfume of determination, I would be dressed for success.

There's a difference between apathy and acceptance. Apathy lets you endure life. Acceptance helps you enjoy it.

Achievements are the fuel on which we thrive.
They add meaning – make us feel alive.
Others may judge everything we do.
But our achievements are our own point of view.

Live with one foot in the air, but keep one on the ground.
Train yourself to be aware of changes all around.
Don't get stranded in the mill of lethargy and stall.
Drive yourself with noble will to betterment for all.

Is every day an adventure with its own drive?
Or an interlocked link in the chain of our life?
Are we, then, the masters of our own milky way?
Or just conductors, confined to the music of today?

Don't think too low of yourself: it attracts negative energy.
Don't think too high of yourself: it leads to arrogance.
Just don't think about yourself.

How sad if we allow our hearts to wane
And obscure our joy with enduring pain
While all things, good or bad, indisputably go by
Like morning that transmutes in evening sky

Some "free" people are more imprisoned than those that are locked away. Trapped in narrow mindsets, they carry their mental prison with them day by day.

Whatever we embrace will embrace us back: misery or happiness, sadness or joy, guilt or virtue, regress or progress. We are what we choose to be.

Work as if you'll earn a Nobel Prize. Give regardless of your wallet's size. Laugh until tears roll from your eyes. These are the things that give life its spice.

Contentment is an asset that we take for granted until we lose it. It's the brother of happiness, the sister of peace of mind, and the mother of purpose.

When we stop pushing we realize that it was all for habit, fear, envy, or greed.
In the calmness after the strife we often see that we already have what we need.

Persistence is the devious alter-ego of perseverance. Perseverance provides us the stamina to realize our visions, whereas persistence drives us into self-destruction.

Today's pace induces uncertainty, which stresses the end of security, welcomes the era of anxiety, and demands greater creativity - toward increased life quality.

Simple things bring infinite pleasure. Yet, it takes us a while to realize that. But once simple is in, complex it out - forever.

The marvel of being human only reveals itself when we do something for another without personal gain, when we forgive, and when we give abundantly, yet without expectations.

Work diligently. Work hard. Focus. Perform as if you are at the Olympics. One day, unexpectedly, it will start paying off.

Overachievers, here's some good and some bad news. The good news is, that you're smart, special, and you're raising the bar. The bad news is: very few people will like you.

A piece of wisdom that comes with the years
Is the purpose of having one mouth and two ears
If we could listen more and talk a little less
We would probably make a lot more progress

When it rains it pours. Maybe the art of life is to convert tough times to great experiences: we can choose to hate the rain or dance in it.