25 Pieces Of Wisdom From Fortune Cookies For When You Need A Little Extra Motivation

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I’m a fortune cookie fanatic. Anyone who eats dinner with me, gets a fortune cookie. It’s a given. I know to some the fortune is just words on a slip of paper not to be taken seriously, yet I still get a fortune cookie almost every day because I like reading it and thinking of how it applies to bigger things going on in life.

I never throw away my fortunes, but keep them in a box. You could call it my personal collection. Here are a few I have gathered to inspire you. Put your own spin on them. Allow them to make you think. Then go grab a fortune cookie yourself.
  1. There is no glory unless you put yourself on the line.
  2. Man knows more than he understands.
  3. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act, but a habit.
  4. The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.
  5. You are magnetic in your bearing.
  6. When your values are clear to you, making decisions becomes easier.
  7. Clear your mental, emotional, and psychic space and you’ll see.
  8. Aspire to be great — then help others.
  9. You never know who you touch.
  10. Mutual assistance in despair will make the ugly situation more fair.
  11. Follow the advice of your heart.
  12. Turbulence is a life force. It is opportunity. Let’s love turbulence and use it for change.
  13. A part of us remains wherever we have been.
  14. Trust yourself. You know more than you think.
  15. If you don’t enjoy what you have, how could you be happier with more?
  16. You are on the verge of something big.
  17. The closest distance between two people is a good laugh.
  18. The harder the fall, the higher the bounce.
  19. There is no greater pleasure than seeing your loved ones prosper.
  20. The biggest lies are those that you tell yourself.
  21. The time is always right to do what is right.
  22. The most important relationship in your life is with yourself.
  23. Time is the wisest counselor.
  24. The major value in life is not in what you get, but in what you become.
  25. To truly find yourself, you must play hide and seek alone.
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