Love took up the harp of Life, and smote on all the chords with might; Smote the chord of Self, that, trembling, pass'd in music out of sight.

Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control - these three alone lead to power

Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control - these three alone lead to power

The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions.

Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control; these three alone lead one to sovereign power.

No man ever got very high by pulling other people down. The intelligent merchant does not knock his competitors. The sensible worker does not work those who who work with him. Don't knock your friends. Don't knock your enemies. Don't knock yourself.