Quotes about Influence

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.

The only point in making money is, you can tell some big shot where to go.

Among some of the famous men educated by the Jesuits we find Bossuet, Corneille, Molière, Tasso, Fontenelle, Diderot, Voltaire, and Bourdaloue, himself a Jesuit.

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.