“I'd rather have that man Approve my deeds, than 'worlds for my ad'rnirers.”— Joseph Addison, amazon.com
“All the time you're saying to yourself 'I could do that, but I won't'–which is just another way of saying 'I can't.'”— Richard Feynman, amazon.com
“The great human law that in the end recognizes and rewards merit is everlasting and universal.”— Booker T. Washington, amazon.com
“However long we postpone it, we eventually lie down alone in that notoriously uncomfortable bed, the one we make ourselves. Whether or not we sleep in it, depends, of course, on whether or not we respect ourselves.”— Joan Didion, amazon.com
“The same person often changes his mind; for when he has fallen ill, he thinks happiness is health, and when he has fallen into poverty he thinks it is wealth. And when they are conscious of their own ignorance, they admire anyone who speaks of something grand and above their heads.”— Aristotle, amazon.com
“Pleasure, rather than being the end of man's striving, is actually the effect of meaning fulfillment. And power, rather than being an end in itself, is actually the means to an end; if man is to live out his will to meaning, a certain amount of power–day financial power–by and large will be an indis…”— Viktor Frankl, amazon.com
“The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win.”— Roger Bannister, amazon.com
“We must not consider all that we work responsibily to if we would be free from anxiety.”— William Penn, amazon.com
“In anything we do, we must put up with many indignities if we love our own peace.”— William Penn, amazon.com
“The wise are cautious but not cunning and sensible but not crafty. Virtue is the measure that applies their excellent understanding to conduct in life.”— William Penn, amazon.com