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 A tree that can fill the span of a man's arms grows from a downy tip; A
terrace nine stories read more 
 A tree that can fill the span of a man's arms grows from a downy tip; A
terrace nine stories high rises from hodfuls of earth; A journey of a
thousand miles starts from beneath one's feet. 
 I find it unusual that it is more socially acceptable to
complain about what you have than it is to read more 
 I find it unusual that it is more socially acceptable to
complain about what you have than it is to ask for what you want. 
Nothing can work me damage except myself.
Nothing can work me damage except myself.
 A true friend is someone who is there for you when he'd
rather be anywhere else.  
 A true friend is someone who is there for you when he'd
rather be anywhere else. 
Perfection consists not in doing extraordinary things, but in doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.
Perfection consists not in doing extraordinary things, but in doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.
 Men show their character in nothing more clearly than by what they
think laughable.  
 Men show their character in nothing more clearly than by what they
think laughable. 
School is a building which has fours walls with tomorrow inside.
School is a building which has fours walls with tomorrow inside.
 The most important ingredient we put into any relationship is not what
we say or what we do, but what read more 
 The most important ingredient we put into any relationship is not what
we say or what we do, but what we are. And if our words and our actions
come from superficial human relations techniques (the Personality Ethic)
rather than from our own inner core (the Character Ethic), others will
sense that duplicity. We simply won't be able to create and sustain the
foundation necessary for effective interdependence. 
 We are not going to be able to operate our Spaceship Earth successfully
nor for much longer unless we see read more 
 We are not going to be able to operate our Spaceship Earth successfully
nor for much longer unless we see it as a whole spaceship and our fate as
common. It has to be everybody or nobody.