Happiness is not pleasure, it's victory.

Happiness is not pleasure, it's victory.

There are risks and costs to a program of action, but they are far less
than the long-range risks and read more

There are risks and costs to a program of action, but they are far less
than the long-range risks and costs of comfortable inaction.

Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching.

Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching.

For a long time it has seemed to me that life was about to begin; Real
life. But there was read more

For a long time it has seemed to me that life was about to begin; Real
life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be got
through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt
to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these
obstacles were my life.

After enlightenment, the laundry.

After enlightenment, the laundry.

An expert is someone who knows a lot about the past.

An expert is someone who knows a lot about the past.

A pilgrim is a wanderer with purpose.

A pilgrim is a wanderer with purpose.

Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.

Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.

A thick skin is a gift from God.

A thick skin is a gift from God.