Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that's real power.

Let thy child's first lesson be obedience, and the second may be what thou wilt.

The best people possess a feeling for beauty, the courage to take risks, the discipline to tell the truth, the capacity for sacrifice. Ironically, their virtues make them vulnerable; they are often wounded, sometimes destroyed.

The desire of power in excess caused the angels to fall; the desire of knowledge in excess caused man to fall.

Anyone who has the power to make you believe absurdities has the power to make you commit injustices.

It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.

Never allow a person to tell you no who doesn’t have the power to say yes.

There is only one time that is important—now! It is the most important time because it is the only time when we have any power.

The same power that rose Christ from the dead, is living inside of you.

Put yourself in a state of mind where you say to yourself, "Here is an opportunity for me to celebrate like never before, my own power, my own ability to get myself to do whatever is necessary.

Those who enjoy responsibility usually get it; those who merely enjoy exercising authority usually lose it.

Never complain of that of which it is at all times in your power to rid yourself.

You should respect each other and refrain from disputes; you should not, like water and oil, repel each other, but should, like milk and water, mingle together.

If you want to be successful, you must respect one rule: never lie to yourself.

To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate the beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch Or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded!

When I was playing before I retired, I never really understood the appreciation and respect that people gave me. People had treated me like a god or something, and that was very embarrassing.

Keep in mind that the true measure of an individual is how he treats a person who can do him absolutely no good.

If you develop a pure and sincere motivation, in you are motivated by a wish to help on the basis of kindness, compassion, and respect, then you can carry on any kind of work, in any field, and function more effectively.

Many people resented my impatience and honesty, but I never cared about acceptance as much as I cared about respect.

Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.