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Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win.
Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win.
We shape clay into a pot, but it is the emptiness inside that holds whatever we want.
We shape clay into a pot, but it is the emptiness inside that holds whatever we want.
The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a
Heav'n of Hell, a Hell of Heav'n.
The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a
Heav'n of Hell, a Hell of Heav'n.
A real decision is measured by the fact that you've taken a new action.
If there's no action, you haven't read more
A real decision is measured by the fact that you've taken a new action.
If there's no action, you haven't truly decided.
When your work speaks for itself, get out of the way.
When your work speaks for itself, get out of the way.
Never keep up with Joneses. Drag them down to your level. It's cheaper.
Never keep up with Joneses. Drag them down to your level. It's cheaper.
He who knows much about others may be learned, but he who understands
himself is more intelligent. He who controls read more
He who knows much about others may be learned, but he who understands
himself is more intelligent. He who controls others may be powerful, but
he who has mastered himself is mightier still.
Believe you can and you're halfway there.
Believe you can and you're halfway there.
The best rules to form a young man are: to talk little, to hear much, to
reflect alone upon what read more
The best rules to form a young man are: to talk little, to hear much, to
reflect alone upon what has passed in company, to distrust one's own
opinions, and value others' that deserve it.