"The strength or weakness of a society depends more on the level of its spiritual life than on its level of industrialization. Neither a market economy nor even general abundance constitutes the crowning achievement of human life. If a nation's spiritual energies have been exhausted, it will not be saved from collapse by the most perfect government structure or by any industrial development. A tree with a rotten core cannot stand." - [[Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn]]
== Quotes on change ==
[[File:Statue of Leonardo DaVinci in Uffizi Alley, Florence, Italy.jpg|thumbnail|right|250px|"He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind." - [[Leonardo da Vinci]] ]]
*"Change is inevitable. Change is constant." - [[Benjamin Disraeli]]
*"The measure of intelligence is the ability to change." - [[Albert Einstein]]
*"Change in all things is sweet." - [[Aristotle]]
*"Change brings opportunity." - Nido Qubein
*"He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind." - [[Leonardo da Vinci]]
*"You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of." - Jim Rohn
*"Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes." - [[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe]]
*"Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself." - [[Leo Tolstoy]]
*"Do not repeat the tactics which have gained you one victory, but let your methods be regulated by the infinite variety of circumstances." - [[Sun Tzu]]
*“He who can modify his tactics in relation to his opponent and thereby succeed in winning, may be called a heaven-born captain.” - Sun Tzu
*"One must change one's tactics every ten years if one wishes to maintain one's superiority." - [[Napoleon Bonaparte]]
*"When we are no longer able to change a situation - we are challenged to change ourselves.' - Viktor Frankl
*"There is nothing so stable as change." - [[Bob Dylan]]
*"Come gather 'round people. Wherever you roam. And admit that the waters around you have grown. And accept it that soon you'll be drenched to the bone. If your time to you is worth savin'. And you better start swimmin' or you'll sink like a stone. For the times they are a-changin'." - Bob Dylan, from the song ''The Times They Are A-Changin''
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== Personal development quotes ==