For every disciplined effort there is a multiple reward.

The perils of overwork are slight compared to the dangers of inactivity.

No one who does good work will ever come to a bad end, either here or in the world to come.

A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.

The best people possess a feeling for beauty, the courage to take risks, the discipline to tell the truth, the capacity for sacrifice. Ironically, their virtues make them vulnerable; they are often wounded, sometimes destroyed.

Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that's real power.

A man has to learn that he cannot command things, but that he can command himself; that he cannot coerce the wills of others, but that he can mold and master his own will: and things serve him who serves Truth; people seek guidance of him who is master of himself.

We must all suffer from one of two pains: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The difference is discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tons.

I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.

The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world’s problems.

No ascent is too steep for mortals. Heaven itself we seek in our folly.

It’s not when you realize that nothing can help you—religion, pride, anything—it’s when you realize that you don’t need any aid.

Every civilization is, among other things, an arrangement for domesticating the passions and setting them to do useful work.

I did not seek greatness. I only sought to fulfill my duties.

All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.

In short, the way to wealth, if you desire it, is as plain as the way to market. It depends chiefly on two words, industry and frugality; that is. waste neither time nor money, but make the best use of both.