Blessed be the man who knows his power and abstains from abusing it.

Let me give you a tip on a clue to men’s characters: the man who damns money has obtained it dishonorably; the man who respects it has earned it.

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.

It wasn't until late in life that I discovered how easy it is to say "I don't know."

Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.

Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that setbacks and griefs which endure help us in our march forward.

One can acquire everything in solitude—except character.

The first method of estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.

We must reject the idea that every time a law's broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions.

You assist an evil system most effectively by obeying its orders and decrees. An evil system never deserves such allegiance. Allegiance to it means partaking of the evil. A good person will resist an evil system with his or her whole soul.

No man, for any considerable period, can wear one face to himself, and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be true.

When you see a good man, try to emulate his example, and when you see a bad man, search yourself for his faults.

Only one man in a thousand is a leader of men—the other 999 follow women.

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

Everything an Indian does is in a circle, and that is because the power of the world always works in circles, and everything tries to be round. In the old days when we were a strong and happy people, all our power came to us from the sacred hoop of the nation, and so long as the hoop was unbroken the people flourished.

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

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

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

You are the only person who thinks in your mind. You are the power and authority in your world.

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

Music has healing power. It has the ability to take people out of themselves for a few hours.

There is nothing happens to any person but what was in his power to go through with.