The slow gait of the tortoise takes him far.

An hour of planning can say you 10 hours of doing.

The thought of only being a creature of the present and the past was troubling. I longed for a future, too, with hope in it. The desire to be free, awakened my determination to act, to think, and to speak.

Lost, yesterday, somewhere between sunrise and sunset, two golden hours each set with sixty diamond minutes. No reward is offered, for they are gone forever.

You don’t have to depend on any material possessions, they depend on you, you create them, you own the one and only tool of production.

Instead of speaking saintly words we must act them.

Words are a lens to focus one's mind.

The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious of the rose.

Paying attention to simple little things that most men neglect makes a few men rich.

Hold thought steadfastly to the enduring, the good, and the true, and you will bring these into your experience proportionately to their occupancy of your thoughts.

Keep your mind off the things you don’t want by keeping it on the things you do want.

Realize deeply that the present moment is all you have. Make the now the primary focus of your life.

Just keep in mind: the more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.

As a rule, we find what we look for; we achieve what we get ready for.

I have a deeply hidden and inarticulate desire for something beyond the daily life.

Never discourage someone who is working toward a goal, no matter their speed!

By prevailing over all obstacles and distractions, one may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal or destination.

Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find a better man.

When you are enthusiastic about what you do, you feel this positive energy. It’s very simple.

Can’t is the worst word that is written or spoken; Doing more harm here than slander and lies; On it is many a strong spirit broken, And with it many a good purpose dies.

Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease to exist at death.

To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not rich; to study hard, think quietly, talk gently, act frankly; to listen to stars and birds, to babes and sages, with open heart; to bear all cheerfully, do all bravely, await occasions, hurry never. In a word, to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious, grow up through the common. This is to be my symphony.

I define love thus: The will to extend one's self for the purpose of nurturing one's own or another's spiritual growth.

Service which is rendered without joy helps neither the servant nor the served.

If you ask enough people, eventually someone will say yes.

Now if I carry out this oath, and break it not, may I gain forever reputation among all men for my life and for my art; but if I transgress it and forswear myself, may the opposite befall me.

First, have a definite, clear practical ideal; a goal, an objective. Second, have the necessary means to achieve your ends; wisdom, money, materials, and methods. Third, adjust all your means to that end.

The higher you soar the smaller we appear to those who cannot fly.

There is nothing in the world that empowers a human being to overcome external difficulties or internal hardships so much as the awareness that one has a task in life.