The best rules to form a young man are: to talk little, to hear much, to
reflect alone upon what read more

The best rules to form a young man are: to talk little, to hear much, to
reflect alone upon what has passed in company, to distrust one's own
opinions, and value others' that deserve it.

Love is but the discovery of ourselves in others, and the delight in
the recognition.

Love is but the discovery of ourselves in others, and the delight in
the recognition.

How things look on the outside of us depends on how things are on the inside of us.

How things look on the outside of us depends on how things are on the inside of us.

I learned the value of hard work by working hard.

I learned the value of hard work by working hard.

Since nothing we intend is ever faultless, and nothing we attempt ever
without eror, and nothing we achieve without some read more

Since nothing we intend is ever faultless, and nothing we attempt ever
without eror, and nothing we achieve without some measure of finitude and
fallibility we call humanness, we are saved by forgiveness.

Live your life each day as you would climb a mountain. An occasional glance toward the summit keeps the goal read more

Live your life each day as you would climb a mountain. An occasional glance toward the summit keeps the goal in mind, but many beautiful scenes
are to be observed from each new vantage point. Climb slowly, steadily,
enjoying each passing moment; and the view from the summit will serve as a
fitting climax for the journey.

Much better to do one's own work even if you have to do it imperfectly
than it is to do read more

Much better to do one's own work even if you have to do it imperfectly
than it is to do somebody elses work perfectly.

A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.

A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.

The essential conditions of everything you do must be choice, love,
passion.

The essential conditions of everything you do must be choice, love,
passion.