Chance makes our parents, but choice makes our friends.

Chance makes our parents, but choice makes our friends.

Let your intentions create your methods and not the other way around.

Let your intentions create your methods and not the other way around.

Men stumble over pebbles, never over mountains.

Men stumble over pebbles, never over mountains.

It is necessary to try to surpass one's self always; this occupation ought to last as long as life.

It is necessary to try to surpass one's self always; this occupation ought to last as long as life.

The only real failure in life is the failure to try.

The only real failure in life is the failure to try.

Before the gates of excellence the high gods have placed sweat; long is the road thereto and rough and steep read more

Before the gates of excellence the high gods have placed sweat; long is the road thereto and rough and steep at first; but when the heights are reached, then there is ease, though grievously hard in the winning. - Works and Days.

Four basic premises of writing: clarity, brevity, simplicity, and
humanity.

Four basic premises of writing: clarity, brevity, simplicity, and
humanity.

Those who know don't tell and those who tell don't know.

Those who know don't tell and those who tell don't know.

If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and read more

If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.