A son will be what he was taught.

A man has to learn that he cannot command things, but that he can command himself; that he cannot coerce the wills of others, but that he can mold and master his own will: and things serve him who serves Truth; people seek guidance of him who is master of himself.

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.

We ought not to let either our joy at their faults or our grief at their success be idle, but in either case we ought to reflect, how we may become better than them by avoiding their errors, and by imitating their virtues not come short of them.

As leaders we are not only responsible for harvesting our own success, but for cultivating the success of the next generation.

If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace, and this single reflection, well applied, is sufficient to awaken every man to duty.

Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.

When you say 'yes' to others, make sure you are not saying 'no' to yourself.

...the individual ceases to be himself; he adopts entirely the kind of personality offered to him by cultural patterns; and he therefore becomes exactly as all others are and as they expect him to be...The person who gives up his individual self and becomes an automaton, identical with millions of other automatons around him, need not feel alone and anxious any more. But the price he pays, however, is high; it is the loss of his self.

Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.

Don't explain your philosophy. Embody it.

The ones who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones that do.