Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.

Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought.

Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something.

Life is made of ever so many partings welded together.

The transformation of the heart is a wondrous thing, no matter how you land there.

Find the thing you do well and do it again and again for the rest of your life.

Within you there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time.

A book must be the axe for the frozen sea inside us.

Don’t try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say.

If you want to look good in front of thousands, you have to outwork thousands in front of nobody.

The only time we waste is the time we spend thinking we are alone.

Success isn’t about how your life looks to others; it’s about how it feels to you.