Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of read more

Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials. . -Lin Yutang.

Only the spoon knows what is stirring in the pot.

Only the spoon knows what is stirring in the pot.

To make one good action succeed another, is the perfection of goodness.

To make one good action succeed another, is the perfection of goodness.

Men for the sake of getting a living forget to live.

Men for the sake of getting a living forget to live.

In my room as a kid... I'd play a fighter and get knocked to the floor and come back to read more

In my room as a kid... I'd play a fighter and get knocked to the floor and come back to win.

My importance to the world is relatively small. On the other hand, my importance to myself is tremendous. I am read more

My importance to the world is relatively small. On the other hand, my importance to myself is tremendous. I am all I have to work with, to play with, to suffer and to enjoy. It is not the eyes of others that I am wary of, but of my own. I do not intend to let myself down more than I can possibly help, and I find that the fewer illusions I have about myself or the world around me, the better company I am for myself.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Fish and guests smell after three days.

Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life.

Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life.

Time ripens all things; no man is born wise.

Time ripens all things; no man is born wise.