Quotes about Growth

THE SECOND DECISION FOR SUCCESS: I will seek wisdom.

He who serves the most grows the fastest.

But if our mornings are faced with courage and wisdom, the past need not be lived again.

A wise man will cultivate a servant's spirit, for that particular attribute attracts people like no other. As I humbly serve others, their wisdom will be freely shared with me. Often, the person who develops a servant's spirit becomes wealthy beyond measure. Many times, a servant has the ear of the king, and a humble servant often becomes a king, for he is the popular choice of the people. He who serves the most grows the fastest.

But a true friend holds you to a higher standard. A true friend brings out the best in you.

My life - my personality, my habits, even my speech - is a combination of the books I choose to read, the people I choose to listen to, and the thoughts I choose to tolerate in my mind

Remember, young man, experience is not the best teacher. Other people's experience is the best teacher. By reading about the lives of great people, you can unlock the secrets to what made them great.

Circumstances do not push or pull. They are daily lessons to be studied and gleaned for new knowledge and wisdom. Knowledge and wisdom that is applied will bring about a brighter tomorrow. A person who is depressed is spending too much time thinking about the way things are now and not enough time thinking about how he wants things to be.

It's obvious you kids are smart-school and good teachers will do that for you-but wisdom is something altogether different. Wisdom can be gathered in your downtime. Wisdom that can change the very course of your life will come from the people you are around, the books you read, and the things you listen to or watch on radio or television.

Where there's no progress, there's no growth. If there's no growth, there's no life. Environments void of change are eventually void of life.

Your talent and giftedness as a leader have the potential to take you farther than your character can sustain you. That ought to scare you.

If the source were simply a few behavioral habits, you would have conquered them already.