Echoes

In war, numbers alone confer no advantage. Do not advance relying on sheer military power.

Our patience will achieve more than our force.

Many things which nature makes difficult become easy to the man who uses his brains.

Character is higher than intellect...A great soul will be strong to live, as well as strong to think.

I have always been fond of the West African proverb "Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far."

The lion who breaks the enemy's ranks is a minor hero compared to the lion who overcomes himself.

The empires of the future are the empires of the mind.

Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.

Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power.

The best fighter is never angry.

The man who has the largest capacity for work and thought is the man who is bound to succeed.

Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

Perseverance is more prevailing than violence; and many things which cannot be overcome when they are together, yield themselves up when taken little by little.

Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.

When schemes are laid in advance, it is surprising how often the circumstances fit in with them.

I will either find a way or make one.

You have power over your mind — not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.

Relentless toil conquers all.

Well done is better than well said.

Energy and persistence conquer all things.

Do the thing, and you shall have the power; but they who do not do the thing have not the power.

One can have no smaller or greater mastery than mastery of oneself.

I will either find a way, or make one.

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.