What a mother sings to the cradle goes all the way down to the coffin.

One concept corrupts and confuses the others. I am not speaking of the Evil whose limited sphere is ethics; I am speaking of the infinite.

Every one comes between men's souls and God, either as a brick wall or as a bridge. Either you are leading men to God or you are driving them away.

At the same time, as social beings, we are moved in the relations with our fellow beings by such feelings as sympathy, pride, hate, need for power, pity, and so on.

Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another.

It would be difficult to exaggerate the degree to which we are influenced by those we influence.

He who influences the thought of his times influences the times that follow.

The influence of individual character extends from generation to generation.

The person who lives with cripples will soon learn to limp.

Power lasts ten years; influence not more than a hundred.

People will sit up and take notice of you if you will sit up and take notice of what makes them sit up and take notice.

Give me a child and I'll shape him into anything.