To climb steep hills requires slow pace at first.

There's no such thing in anyone's life as an unimportant day.

Diligence is the mother of good fortune.

Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it.

We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world.

I want to become acutely aware of all I’ve taken for granted.

Think big thoughts, but relish small pleasures.

Do not pray for an easy life; pray for the strength to endure a difficult one.

Find a purpose to serve, not a lifestyle to live.

Often when you think you’re at the end of something, you’re at the beginning of something else.

We can always begin again.

The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.