Life is a play. It's not its length, but its performance that counts.

Life is a play. It's not its length, but its performance that counts.

Habit is either the best of servants or the worst of masters.

Habit is either the best of servants or the worst of masters.

That which offends the ear will not easily gain
admission to the mind.

That which offends the ear will not easily gain
admission to the mind.

Where two take counsel there is no lack of plans.

Where two take counsel there is no lack of plans.

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.

I've met a few people who had to change their jobs in order to change
their lives, but I've met read more

I've met a few people who had to change their jobs in order to change
their lives, but I've met many more people who merely had to change their
motive to service in order to change their lives.

The metaphor is perhaps one of man's most fruitful potentialities. Its
efficacy verges on magic, and it seems a tool read more

The metaphor is perhaps one of man's most fruitful potentialities. Its
efficacy verges on magic, and it seems a tool for creation which God
forgot inside one of His creatures when He made him.

Our lives improve only when we take chances -- and the first and most difficult risk we can take is read more

Our lives improve only when we take chances -- and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves.

When you see a thing clearly in your mind, your creative "success
mechanism" within you takes over and does the read more

When you see a thing clearly in your mind, your creative "success
mechanism" within you takes over and does the job much better than
you could do it by conscious effort or "willpower.".