self-improvement Quotes

My work is the only ground I've ever had to stand on. To put it bluntly, I seem to have a whole superstructure with no foundation, but I'm working on the foundation.

Treat a man as he is, he will remain so. Treat a man the way he can be and ought to be, and he will become as he can be and should be.

In the end we retain from our studies only that which we practically apply.

Character develops itself in the stream of life.

Error is acceptable as long as we are young; but one must not drag it along into old age.

One can be instructed in society, one is inspired only in solitude.

The man with insight enough to admit his limitations comes nearest to perfection.

The formation of one's character ought to be everyone's chief aim.

One cannot develop taste from what is of average quality but only from the very best.

If your treat an individual... as if he were what he ought to be and could be, he will become what he ought to be and could be.