Words to inspire by influential people

A well-ordered life is like climbing a tower; the view halfway up is better than the view from the base, and it steadily becomes finer as the horizon expands.  William Lyon Phelps #rafikfarouk

You must either modify your dreams or magnify your skills.  Jim Rohn #rafikfarouk

True beauty is born through our actions and aspirations and in the  kindness , we offer to others.  Alek Wek #rafikfarouk

Silence is a source of great strength.  Lao Tzu #rafikfarouk

​​Through wisdom a house is built, And by understanding it is established; 4By knowledge the rooms are filled With all precious and pleasant riches. ​ Prov. 24:3-4​ #rafikfarouk

It does not take great men to do great things; it only takes consecrated men.  Phillips Brooks #rafikfarouk

Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys;  look on them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death.  Sun Tzu #rafikfarouk

My heroes are the ones who survived doing it wrong, who made mistakes, but recovered from them.  Bono #rafikfarouk

Friendship improves happiness, and abates misery,  by doubling our joys, and dividing our grief.  Marcus Tullius Cicero #rafikfarouk

Thinking: the talking of the soul with itself.  Plato #rafikfarouk

When you can do the common things of life in an uncommon way,  you will command the attention of the world.  George Washington Carver #rafikfarouk

Success is what you do with your ability. It's how you use your talent.  George Allen, Sr. #rafikfarouk

A leader must be a good listener.  He must be willing to take counsel.  He must show a genuine concern and love for those under his stewardship.  James E. Faust #rafikfarouk

Things don't really impress me. Memories impress me.  It's not the toys, it's the people.  R. A. Salvatore #rafikfarouk

We can't help everyone, but everyone can help someone.  Ronald Reagan #rafikfarouk

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.  Mark Twain #rafikfarouk

​It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching.  Francis of Assisi​ #rafikfarouk

There is no friendship, no love, like that of the parent for the child.  Henry Ward Beecher #Rafikfarouk