People turn their eyes and ears to him (the sage), and the sage cares for them like his own children.

Watch your thoughts, they become words. Watch your words, they become actions. Watch your actions, they become habit.

Those who are right do not argue. Those who argue are not right.

Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.

Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.

One who believes in himself has no need to convince others.

He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.

Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.

In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.

Let your workings remain a mystery. Just show people the results.

The leader is a teacher who succeeds without taking credit. And, because credit is not taken, credit is received.

Skill is fine and genius is splendid but the right contacts are more valuable than either.

Yeah. I mean, it just seemed to me that it was - I felt so helpless to this business of not having any papers. That seems like a throwback to a schoolboy.

How far that little candle throws its beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world.

The temptations of God were always more dangerous for mankind than those of Satan.

The enemy's plan is to take away God's glory. God's plan is to have as much glory shown through your life.

Yeah, I look at the box office as an indication as how many lives that you've touched, so my hope is touch as many lives as possible.

I've gone from being one of the youngest governors to now the longest consecutive serving governor in the country.

Sicily could only be an island, less by the caprice of nature than by her own insolence. As though she might have quit Italy had she not already been born separate from it.

Always believe in yourself. No matter who's around you being negative or thrusting negative energy at you, totally block it off. Because whatever you believe, you become.

I encourage all of you to seek out teachers and mentors that challenge you to think for yourself and guide you to find your own voice.