It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Hack away at the inessentials.

Judge each day not by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant.

If there's love in a house, it's a palace for sure.

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

It isn't a sadness, but a joy, that we don't do the same things for the length of our lives.

Admire as much as you can, most people don't admire enough.

The simple act of paying attention can take you a long way.

Ultimately a genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.

I can't give you a recipe for success, but I can give you a recipe for failure: try to please everybody.

If you look for perfection, you will never be satisfied.

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

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