Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which
matter least.

Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which
matter least.

You can have anything you want if you want it desperately enough. You
must want it with an inner exuberance read more

You can have anything you want if you want it desperately enough. You
must want it with an inner exuberance that erupts through the skin and
joins the energy that created the world.

There's no sentence that's too short in the eyes of God.

There's no sentence that's too short in the eyes of God.

He not busy being born is busy dying.

He not busy being born is busy dying.

Genius makes its observations in short-hand; talent writes them out at length.

Genius makes its observations in short-hand; talent writes them out at length.

Nothing is terrible except fear itself.

Nothing is terrible except fear itself.

I can't believe that God put us on this earth to be ordinary.

I can't believe that God put us on this earth to be ordinary.

Excellence is not a singular act, but a habit. You are what you repeatedly
do."
N.B. This quotation is a read more

Excellence is not a singular act, but a habit. You are what you repeatedly
do."
N.B. This quotation is a paraphrase of a much older quote by Aristotle, which see.

Why does a virtuous man take delight in the landscapes? Because the din of the dusty world and the locked-in-ness read more

Why does a virtuous man take delight in the landscapes? Because the din of the dusty world and the locked-in-ness of human habitations are what human nature habitually abhors; while on the contrary, haze, mist, and the haunting spirits of the mountains are what human nature seeks, and yet can rarely find.