Although gold dust is precious, when it gets in your eyes it obstructs your vision.

Although gold dust is precious, when it gets in your eyes it obstructs your vision.

In addition to self-awareness, imagination and conscience, it is the
fourth human endowment-independent will-that really makes effective
self-management possible. It read more

In addition to self-awareness, imagination and conscience, it is the
fourth human endowment-independent will-that really makes effective
self-management possible. It is the ability to make decisions and choices
and to act in accordance with them. It is the ability to act rather than
to be acted upon, to proactively carry out the program we have developed
through the other three endowments. Empowerment comes from learning how to
use this great endowment in the decisions we make every day.

Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire.

Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire.

Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for
that determines our success or failure. read more

Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for
that determines our success or failure. The way you think about a fact may
defeat you before you ever do anything about it. You are overcome by the
fact because you think you are.

I've met a few people who had to change their jobs in order to change
their lives, but I've met read more

I've met a few people who had to change their jobs in order to change
their lives, but I've met many more people who merely had to change their
motive to service in order to change their lives.

I think people should be allowed to do anything they want. We haven't tried that for a while. Maybe this read more

I think people should be allowed to do anything they want. We haven't tried that for a while. Maybe this time it'll work.

Hope is the expectation that something outside of ourselves, something or someone external, is going to come to our rescue read more

Hope is the expectation that something outside of ourselves, something or someone external, is going to come to our rescue and we will live happily ever after.

If you plan for one year, plant rice. If you plan for ten years, plant
trees. If you plan for read more

If you plan for one year, plant rice. If you plan for ten years, plant
trees. If you plan for 100 years, educate mankind.

The one who pursues revenge should dig two graves.

The one who pursues revenge should dig two graves.