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Dominating oneself ought to become a sort of habit, a moral reflex acquired by constant gymnastics of the will especially in the tiniest things: dress, conversation, the way one thinks.

#Charles de Gaulle

A house must be built on solid foundations if it is to last. The same principle applies to man, otherwise, he too will sink back into the soft ground and becomes swallowed up by the world of illusion.

Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity. The relationship between the soundness of the body and the activities of the mind is subtle and complex. Much is not yet understood. But we do know what the Greeks knew: that intelligence and skill can only function at the peak of their capacity when the body is healthy and strong.

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If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.

The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.

Aloofness, character, and the personification of greatness, these qualities surround with prestige those who are prepared to carry a burden which is too heavy for lesser mortals. The price they have to pay for leadership is unceasing self-discipline, the constant taking of risks, and a perpetual inner struggle. The degree of suffering involved varies according to the temperament of the individual; but it is bound to be no less tormenting than the hair shirt of the penitent. Contentment and tranquillity and the simple joys which go by the name of happiness are denied to those who fill positions of power. One day somebody said to Napoleon, as they were looking at an old and noble monument: ‘How sad it is!’ ‘Yes,’ came the reply, ‘as sad as greatness.’

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When men know not what to do, they ought not to do they know not what.

— Abigail Adams

Odysseus: If they ever tell my story let them say that I walked with giants. Men rise and fall like the winter wheat, but these names will never die. Let them say I lived in the time of Hector, tamer of horses. Let them say I lived in the time of Achilles.

#Troy

What we do in life, echoes in eternity.

#gladiator

You will never have a greater or lesser dominion than that over yourself. The height of a man's success is gauged by his self-mastery; the depth of his failure by his self-abandonment. He who cannot establish dominion over himself will have no dominion over others.

— Leonardo Da Vinci

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The true price of leadership is the willingness to place the needs of others above your own. Great leaders truly care about those they are privileged to lead and understand that the true cost of the leadership privilege comes at the expense of self-interest.

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Where there is great power there is great responsibility; where there is less power there is less responsibility; and where there is no power there can, I think, be no responsibility.

— Winston Churchill

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