I always believe leaders are readers, so you've got to read 30 minutes a day of something that's going to inspire you.
Who is so deafe, as he that will not hear?
Prayer should be the key of the day and the lock of the night.
He that hath not the craft, let him shut up shop.
A discontented man knowes not where to sit easie.
He that commits a fault, thinkes every one speakes of it. [He that commits a fault thinks everyone speaks of it. ]
Thou who hast given so much to me, give me one more thing. . . a grateful heart!
Be persistent. Understand the ways in which your hard work is going to be necessary to achieve the goals that you want.
If you feel an aversion to a person--that is, an unexplainable feeling of dislike or distaste for him--it is the most dangerous time for a proper opinion of him, his character, or his actions. Any judgment you pass upon him at such a time is bound to be unfair.
People are best on records and books because you can turn them off or put them back on the shelf.
Is there anything more dangerous than sympathetic understanding?