Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.
First ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen? Then prepare to accept it. Then proceed to improve on the worst.
We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.
In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It's not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.
You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.
I believe that every person is born with talent.
Give yourself something to work toward - constantly.
I don't think necessity is the mother of invention. Invention ... arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness. To save oneself trouble.
Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.
The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling, but in rising again after you fall.
A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.
Wanting to be someone else is a waste of who you are
It is only when the mind is free from the old that it meets everything anew, and in that there is joy.
The person who takes no chances generally has to take whatever is left when others are through choosing.
Most people live and die with their music still unplayed. They never dare to try.
Be not ashamed women, ... You are the gates of the body, and you are the gates of the soul.
Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.
I think nature's imagination Is so much greater than man's, she's never going to let us relax.
Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire
Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days.
It's not whether you got knocked down; it's whether you get back up.
