Quotes about Influence

People are going to pull you in all directions. Where you end up is a direct result of how wise your decisions are.

There are always choices in life. People are going to pull you in all directions. Where you end up is a direct result of how wise your decisions are.

"One atom of the plane where He functions would shatter the world."

The Duke of Shê asked about government. The Master said, When the near approve and the distant approach.

He who is influenced neither by the soaking in of slander nor by the assault of denunciation may indeed be called illumined.

He whose wisdom brings him into power, needs Goodness to secure that power. Else, though he get it, he will certainly lose it.

You are there to rule, not to slay. If you desire what is good, the people will at once be good. The essence of the gentleman is that of wind; the essence of small people is that of grass. And when a wind passes over the grass, it cannot choose but bend.

Books do not age as you and I do. They will speak still when you and I are gone, to generations we will never see. Yes, the books must survive.

And yet, old friend, books do not age as you and I do. They will speak still when we are gone, to generations we will never see. Yes, the books must survive.

Books do not age as you or I do, they will speak on to generations we will never see.

Our lives are always moving in the direction of our strongest thoughts. What we think shapes who we are.

We become weirder parents when we fall more and more in love with Christ.