Quotes About Influence

The Artist always has the masters in his eyes.

There are books . . . which rank in our life with parents and lovers and passionate experiences.

Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than any material force, that thoughts rule the world.

A man is known by the books he reads.

Misunderstood! It is a right fool's word. Is it so bad then to be misunderstood? Pythagoras was misunderstood, and Socrates, and Jesus, and Luther, and Copernicus, and Galileo, and Newton, and every pure and wise spirit that ever took flesh. To be great is to be misunderstood.

A person will worship something, have no doubt about that. We may think our tribute is paid in secret in the dark recesses of our hearts, but it will come out. That which dominates our imaginations and our thoughts will determine our lives, and our character. Therefore, it behooves us to be careful what we worship, for what we are worshipping, we are becoming.

The Gods we worship write their names on our faces; be sure of that. And a man will worship something ... That which dominates will determine his life and character. Therefore it behooves us to be careful what we worship, for what we are worshipping we are becoming.

Throw a stone into the stream and the ripples that propagate themselves are the beautiful type of all influence.

Meek young men grow up in libraries believing it their duty to accept the views which Cicero, which Locke, which Bacon have given, forgetful that Cicero, Locke and Bacon were only young men in libraries when they wrote those books.

Democracy becomes a government of bullies tempered by editors.

Give me health and a day, and I will make the pomp of emperors ridiculous.

I am the owner of the sphere, Of the seven stars and the solar year, of Caesar's hand, and Plato's brain, Of Lord Christ's heart, and Shakespeare's strain.

Those who stay away from the election think that one vote will do no good. 'Tis but one step more to think one vote will do no harm.

A sufficient and sure method of civilization is in the influence of good women.

An institution is the lengthened shadow of one man

Our best thoughts come from others.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

As we are, so we do; and as we do, so is it done to us; we are the builders of our fortunes.

There is no knowledge that is not power.

He in whom the love of repose predominates will accept the first creed, the first philosophy, the first political party he meets — most likely his father's. He gets rest, commodity, and reputation; but he shuts the door of truth.

Not for nothing one face, one character, one fact makes much impression on him, and another none.

Things are in the saddle, And ride mankind.

One idea lights a thousand candles.

Be an opener of doors for such as come after thee.