He (Anwar Sadat) records that he was almost loathe to leave his prison cell because it was there that he realized that real success is success with self. It’s not in having things, but in having mastery, having victory over self.

Stephen R. Covey
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  1. When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it--always. - Mahatma Gandhi

  2. Whenever you are confronted with an opponent. Conquer him with love. - Mahatma Gandhi

  3. Who knew that the path to a womans heart was through the soul of an honest man? - Unknown

  4. If you have a dream, don’t just sit there. Gather courage to believe that you can succeed and leave no stone unturned to make it a reality. - Roopleen

  5. Never do a single thing in the anticipation to prove something to someone who has hurt you. If someone has hurt or offended you (whoever that person may be), never perform anything or strive for anything in your life with the mind of proving something... - C. Joybell C.

More Quotes By Stephen R. Covey
  1. Love is a verb. Love — the feeling — is the fruit of love the verb or our loving actions. So love her. Sacrifice. Listen to her. Empathize. Appreciate. Affirm her.

  2. To touch the soul of another human being is to walk on holy ground.

  3. They [Nazi captors]had more liberty, more options to choose from in their environment; but he [Viktor Frankl] had more freedom, more internal power to exercise his options.

  4. Happiness, like unhappiness, is a proactive choice.

  5. Just as faith without works is dead, so also works without faith.

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