The man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may take possession of everything else to which he is justly entitled.
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The problem of our age is the proper administration of wealth, so that the ties of brotherhood may still bond together the rich and poor in harmonious relationship.
The average person puts only 25% of his energy and ability into his work. The world takes off its hat to those who put in more than 50% of their capacity, and stands on its head for those few and far between souls who devote 100%.
Those who would administer wisely must, indeed, be wise, for one of the serious obstacles in the improvement of our race is indiscriminate charity.
If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy and inspires your hopes.
While the law [of competition] may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because it insures the survival of the fittest in every department. We accept and welcome, therefore, as conditions to which we must accommodate ourselves, great inequality of environment, the concentration of business, industrial and commercial, in the hands of a few, and the law of competition between these, as being not only beneficial, but essential for the future progress of the race.
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Music has healing power. It has the ability to take people out of themselves for a few hours.
The question, 'Who ought to be boss?' is like asking 'Who ought to be the tenor in a quartet?' Obviously, the man who can sing tenor.
The average person puts only 25% of his energy and ability into his work. The world takes off its hat to those who put in more than 50% of their capacity, and stands on its head for those few and far between souls who devote 100%.
The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.
To be granted some kind of usable talent and to be able to use it to the fullest extent of which you are capable—this, to me, is a kind of joy that is almost unequaled.
Gentleness is strength under control. It is the ability to stay calm, no matter what happens.
Either you will control your government, or government will control you.
It wasn't until late in life that I discovered how easy it is to say "I don't know."
The first method of estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.
You cannot push any one up a ladder unless he be willing to climb a little himself.
And even a liar can be scared into telling the truth, same as honest man can be tortured into telling a life.
Surely human affairs would be far happier if the power in men to be silent were the same as that to speak. But experience more than sufficiently teaches that men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues.
Never allow a person to tell you no who doesn’t have the power to say yes.
The same power that rose Christ from the dead, is living inside of you.
Know yourself. Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful.
The world will ask you who you are, and if you don't know, the world will tell you.
Being aware of a single shortcoming within yourself is far more useful than being aware of a thousand in someone else!
If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles.
I do nothing upon myself, and yet am mine own executioner.
