Every time we open our mouths, men look into our minds. Everyone's life is an object lesson to others. Example sheds a genial ray which men are apt to borrow, You really can change the world if you care enough. The reasonable man adapts himself to the world. The
unreasonable man adapts the world to himself. All progress depends upon the
unreasonable man. Tell me and I forget; show me and I remember; involve me and I
understand. I'd rather see a sermon than hear one any day; A gentle hand may lead even an elephant by a single
hair. The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist
expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails. The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more
followers. Let's not just transform those in need, we can also find ways to
help transform those in power. One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. The best leader brings out the best in those he has stewardship
over. Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's
character, give him power. The greatest good you can do for another is not just share your
riches, but reveal to them their own. Don't call me a saint - I don't want to be dismissed that easily. Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds
and praise your Father in heaven. The test we must set for ourselves is not to march
alone but to march in such a way that others will wish to join us. He that would be a leader must be a bridge. The best leaders of all, the people know not they
exist. They turn to each other and say, We did it ourselves.
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Each time someone stands up for an ideal, or acts to
improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple
of hope. 
