You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.

Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.

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

'Tis never too late to be wise.

Some people try to destroy you, precisely because they recognize your power.

Life is made of ever so many partings welded together.

I hope you live a life you're proud of. If you find that you're not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again.

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

Enthusiasm is the great hill-climber.

Open to whatever you experience without fighting. Let it be present just as it is. Let go of the battle.

All art is autobiographical; the pearl is the oyster’s autobiography.

Only one mountain can know the core of another mountain.