Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
- Topic: Character, Example, Leadership
- Location: Glacier National Park
- Photo: Jeffrey Benjamin
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The liar is no better than the thief, and if his mendacity takes the form of slander he may be worse than most thieves. It puts a premium upon knavery untruthfully to attack an honest man, or even with hysterical exaggeration to assail a bad man with untruth.
Men show their characters in nothing more clearly than in what they think laughable.
Oh, I offended you with my opinion? You should hear the the ones I keep to myself.
Duty, honor, country. Those three hallowed words dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be.
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
We should never permit ourselves to do anything that we are not willing to see our children do. We should set them an example that we wish them to imitate.
When you see a good man, try to emulate his example, and when you see a bad man, search yourself for his faults.
Those who enjoy responsibility usually get it; those who merely enjoy exercising authority usually lose it.
Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion.
Let us resolve to be masters, not victims, of our history, controlling our own destiny without giving way to blind suspicions and emotions.
Freedom of information is a fundamental human right...for a nation that is afraid to let its people to judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.
When you see that in order to produce, you need to obtain permission from men who produce nothing - When you see that money is flowing to those who deal, not in goods, butt in favors - When you see that men get richer by graft and by pull than by work, and your laws don’t protect you against them, but protect them against you - When you see corruption being rewarded and honesty becoming a self-sacrifice - You may know that your society is doomed.
