The highest of distinctions is service to others.

The highest of distinctions is service to others.

Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power.

Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power.

Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses.

Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses.

The controlled person is a powerful person. He who always keeps his
head will get ahead.

The controlled person is a powerful person. He who always keeps his
head will get ahead.

Love is but the discovery of ourselves in others, and the delight in
the recognition.

Love is but the discovery of ourselves in others, and the delight in
the recognition.

There are risks and costs to a program of action, but they are far less
than the long-range risks and read more

There are risks and costs to a program of action, but they are far less
than the long-range risks and costs of comfortable inaction.

Once you label me you negate me.

Once you label me you negate me.

If it's not growing, it's going to die.

If it's not growing, it's going to die.

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.