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“God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.”

“Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.”

“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”

“If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.”

“Do the right thing. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest.”

“Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company.”

“The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.”

“People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily.”

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”

“Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.”

“Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got a hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.”

“The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.”

“Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what they are capable of being.”

“We can do no great things-only small things with great love.”

“A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.”

“If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.”

“Never hire or promote in your own image. It is foolish to replicate your strength and idiotic to replicate your weakness. It is essential to employ, trust, and reward those whose perspective, ability, and judgment are radically different from yours. It is also rare, for it requires uncommon humility, tolerance, and wisdom.”

“Consciously or unconsciously, every one of us does render some service or other. If we cultivate the habit of doing this service deliberately, our desire for service will steadily grow stronger, and will make, not only for our own happiness, but that of the world at large.”

“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.”