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If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow-citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem.
If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow-citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem.
Experience tells you what to do; confidence allows you to do it.
Experience tells you what to do; confidence allows you to do it.
The less confident you are, the more serious you have to act.
The less confident you are, the more serious you have to act.
Never put much confidence in such, as put no confidence in others. A man prone to suspect evil is mostly read more
Never put much confidence in such, as put no confidence in others. A man prone to suspect evil is mostly looking in his neighbor for what he sees in himself. As to the pure all things are pure, even so to the impure all things are impure.
The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure.
The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure.
Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't read more
Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.
There are 3 elements essential in the matters of the State, Food, Military equipment, and Confidence of the people in read more
There are 3 elements essential in the matters of the State, Food, Military equipment, and Confidence of the people in the ruler.
Of these 3, Military Equipment is the least important, Food being the 2nd important, and Confidence of the people being the MOST important.
All men rather die of starvation than in war, but nevertheless all men do die of old age.
Lacking in Confidence from the people, a state cannot survive.
A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage. Every day sends to read more
A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves obscure men whose timidity prevented them from making a first effort.
Don't let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was.
Don't let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was.