A life of sacrifice is the pinnacle of art, and is full of true joy.
Read no history: nothing but biography, for that is life without theory.
You can't cross a sea by merely staring into the water.
Life is a system of half-truths and lies, Opportunistic, convenient evasion.
If you haven't found it yet, keep looking.
Never permit me to disgrace my high vocation by giving way to coldness, unkindness, or impatience.
Most men die from the neck up at age twenty-five because they stop dreaming.
One does what one can, not what one cannot.
Goals help you channel your energy into action.
He who is best prepared can best serve his moment of inspiration.
I didn't like where I once was, so I promised myself I wouldn't be back there.
Success isn't about how much money you make. It's about the difference you make in people's lives.
Standing is harder than moving.
The more the merrier.
Virtue and learning, like gold, have their intrinsic value: but if they are not polished, they certainly lose a great deal of their luster: and even polished brass will pass upon more people than rough gold.
He had an uncommon fondness for cats. As an old man summering in New Hampshire, Twain even rented kittens from a nearby farm to keep him company until he returned home. "If man could be crossed with the cat," said Twain, "it would improve the man, but it would deteriorate the cat. " There's always something about your success that displeases even your best friends.
First comes thought; then organization of that thought, into ideas and plans; then transformation of those plans into reality. The beginning, as you will observe, is in your imagination.
All the effort in the world won't matter if you're not inspired.
The true object of all human life is play. Earth is a task garden; heaven is a playground.
Winning is not a sometime thing; it's an all the time thing.