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The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes.
The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes.
An ingenuous mind feels in unmerited praise the bitterest reproof.
An ingenuous mind feels in unmerited praise the bitterest reproof.
A chief is a man who assumes responsibility. He says, 'I was beaten'; he does not say 'My men were read more
A chief is a man who assumes responsibility. He says, 'I was beaten'; he does not say 'My men were beaten.'.
We are the doubles of those whose way
Was festal with fruits and flowers;
Body and brain read more
We are the doubles of those whose way
Was festal with fruits and flowers;
Body and brain we were sound as they,
But the prizes were not ours.
Nothing so conclusively proves a man's ability to lead others as what he does from day to day to lead read more
Nothing so conclusively proves a man's ability to lead others as what he does from day to day to lead himself.
Success is determined by those whom prove the impossible, possible.
Success is determined by those whom prove the impossible, possible.
Nevertheless the passions, whether violent or not, should never be so expressed as to reach the point of causing disgust; read more
Nevertheless the passions, whether violent or not, should never be so expressed as to reach the point of causing disgust; and music, even in situations of the greatest horror, should never be painful to the ear but should flatter and charm it, and thereby always remain music.
Passion is the genesis of genius.
Passion is the genesis of genius.
The brave man is not he who feels no fear. For that were stupid and irrational. But he, whose noble read more
The brave man is not he who feels no fear. For that were stupid and irrational. But he, whose noble soul its fears subdues, and bravely dares the danger nature shrinks from.