The best rules to form a young man are: to talk little, to hear much, to
reflect alone upon what read more

The best rules to form a young man are: to talk little, to hear much, to
reflect alone upon what has passed in company, to distrust one's own
opinions, and value others' that deserve it.

If at first you don't succeed, you are running about average.

If at first you don't succeed, you are running about average.

Vision is the art of seeing things invisible.

Vision is the art of seeing things invisible.

Character matters; leadership descends from character.

Character matters; leadership descends from character.

Pleasure is a shadow, wealth is vanity, and power a pageant; but
knowledge is ecstatic in enjoyment, perennial in frame, read more

Pleasure is a shadow, wealth is vanity, and power a pageant; but
knowledge is ecstatic in enjoyment, perennial in frame, unlimited in space
and indefinite in duration.

Never set limits, go after your dreams, don't be afraid to push the boundaries. And laugh a lot - it's read more

Never set limits, go after your dreams, don't be afraid to push the boundaries. And laugh a lot - it's good for you!

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.

Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only
thing.

Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only
thing.

Back of ninety-nine out of one-hundred assertions that a thing cannot be done is nothing, but the unwillingness to do read more

Back of ninety-nine out of one-hundred assertions that a thing cannot be done is nothing, but the unwillingness to do it.