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I stand here before you not as a prophet, but as a humble servant of you, the people.
I stand here before you not as a prophet, but as a humble servant of you, the people.
The people and circumstances around me do not make me what I am, they reveal who I am
The people and circumstances around me do not make me what I am, they reveal who I am
When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures of emotion, creatures bristling read more
When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures of emotion, creatures bristling with prejudice, and motivated by pride and vanity
The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.
The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.
The production of too many useful things results in too many useless people.
The production of too many useful things results in too many useless people.
Every once in a while, something happens to you that makes you realise that the human race is not quite read more
Every once in a while, something happens to you that makes you realise that the human race is not quite as bad as it so often seems to be.
It is the eye of other people that ruin us. If I were blind I would want, neither fine clothes, read more
It is the eye of other people that ruin us. If I were blind I would want, neither fine clothes, fine houses or fine furniture.
People who count their chickens before they are hatched, act very wisely, because chickens run about so absurdly that it read more
People who count their chickens before they are hatched, act very wisely, because chickens run about so absurdly that it is impossible to count them accurately
Some people wear their smile like a disguise. Those people who smile a lot, watch their eyes. I know 'cause read more
Some people wear their smile like a disguise. Those people who smile a lot, watch their eyes. I know 'cause I'm like that a lot. You think everything's ok, and it is . . . 'till it's not.
