Adversity attracts the man of character. He seeks out the better joy, responsibility.

If you get to thinking you're a person of some influence,try ordering somebody else's dog around.

Tranquility will roof a house, but discord can wear away the foundation of a city.

Unlessa man has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

Only the educated are free.

I said to the almond tree, ‘'Friend, speak to me of God,’' and the almond treeblossomed.

He that is unkind to his own will not be kind to others.

Myfather said: you must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Letthe other fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation foralways making all the money, you won't have many deals.

Power comes from sincere service

Peoplespend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idledreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill theemptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed tosearch was within.

Effectivecommunication is 20 percent what you know and 80 percent how you feel aboutwhat you know.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain isnot due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you havethe power to revoke at any moment.