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.

Fear is that little darkroom where negatives are
developed.

Fear is that little darkroom where negatives are
developed.

You can't let one bad moment spoil a bunch of good ones.

You can't let one bad moment spoil a bunch of good ones.

It took me fifteen years to discover that I had no talent for writing, but
I couldn't give it up read more

It took me fifteen years to discover that I had no talent for writing, but
I couldn't give it up because by then I was too famous.

When your views on the world and your intellect are being challenged
and you begin to feel uncomfortable because of read more

When your views on the world and your intellect are being challenged
and you begin to feel uncomfortable because of a contradiction you've
detected that is threatening your current model of the world or some
aspect of it, pay attention. You are about to learn something. This
discomfort and intellectual conflict is when learning is taking place.

Do not fear death so much, but rather the inadequate life.

Do not fear death so much, but rather the inadequate life.

Money will come to you when you are doing the right thing.

Money will come to you when you are doing the right thing.

Find your horse. Discover the direction the horse is going. Ride the
horse in that direction.

Find your horse. Discover the direction the horse is going. Ride the
horse in that direction.

Putting off an easy thing makes it hard, and putting off a hard one makes it impossible.

Putting off an easy thing makes it hard, and putting off a hard one makes it impossible.