I was thrown out of college for cheating on the metaphysics exam; I
looked into the soul of the boy read more

I was thrown out of college for cheating on the metaphysics exam; I
looked into the soul of the boy next to me.

No person is ever good for much, that hasn't been swept off their feet by enthusiasm between ages twenty and read more

No person is ever good for much, that hasn't been swept off their feet by enthusiasm between ages twenty and thirty.

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.

When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we read more

When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.

The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact
measure of the height to read more

The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact
measure of the height to which you can aspire to reach.

One should use praise to recognize what one is not.

One should use praise to recognize what one is not.

How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours. (from the
Sufis).

How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours. (from the
Sufis).

Only by acceptance of the past, can you alter it.

Only by acceptance of the past, can you alter it.

Let your hook always be cast. In the pool where you least
expect it, will be a fish.

Let your hook always be cast. In the pool where you least
expect it, will be a fish.