There isn't any luck that enters into anything, unless it's poker or shooting dice, maybe. There is no luck to read more

There isn't any luck that enters into anything, unless it's poker or shooting dice, maybe. There is no luck to merchandising. There is no luck in going out and working from early in the morning to long after dinner. That is not luck, it's work.

People who want to appear clever rely on memory. People who want to get
things done make lists.

People who want to appear clever rely on memory. People who want to get
things done make lists.

The real being, with no status, is always going in and out through the doors of your face.

The real being, with no status, is always going in and out through the doors of your face.

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.

Don't complain about the snow on your neighbor's roof when your own
doorstep is unclean.

Don't complain about the snow on your neighbor's roof when your own
doorstep is unclean.

If one desires a change, one must be that change before that
change can take place.

If one desires a change, one must be that change before that
change can take place.

You will become as small as your controlling desire; as great as your
dominant aspiration.

You will become as small as your controlling desire; as great as your
dominant aspiration.

Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

In oratory the will must predominate.

In oratory the will must predominate.