“From good people you'll learn good, but if you mingle with the bad, you'll destroy such soul as you had.”
"Wealth is able to buy the pleasures of eating, drinking and other sensual pursuits-yet can never afford a cheerful spirit or freedom from sorrow."
- Gaius Musonius Rufus
Happiness
"Husband and wife should come together to craft a shared life, procreating children, seeing all things as shared between them-with nothing withheld or private to one another-not even their bodies."
- Gaius Musonius Rufus
Relationships
"The soul is trained for courage when we show patience under hardships."
- Gaius Musonius Rufus
Courage
"It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows."
- Gaius Musonius Rufus
Learning
"You will earn the respect of all if you begin by earning the respect of yourself. Don’t expect to encourage good deeds in people conscious of your own misdeeds."
- Gaius Musonius Rufus
Self-confidence
"The world is changed by your example, not your opinion."
- Paulo Coelho
Influence
"No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world."
- Robin Williams
Influence
"There is no greater good in all the world than motherhood. The influence of a mother in the lives of her children is beyond calculation."
- James E. Faust
Influence
"Who can justly measure the righteous influence of a mother’s love? What enduring fruits result from the seeds of truth that a mother carefully plants and lovingly cultivates in the fertile soil of a child’s trusting mind and heart? As a mother, you have been given divine instincts to help you sense your child’s special talents and unique capacities."
- Richard G. Scott
Influence
"If you do build a great experience, customers tell each other about that. Word of mouth is very powerful."
- Jeff Bezos
Influence