Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.

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

Pretend you’re more obsessed with this moment and a little bit less with the way it ends.

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

The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.

In all things it is better to hope than to despair.

The excursion is the same when you go looking for your sorrow as when you go looking for your joy.

The gratification comes in the doing, not in the results.

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

I learned that you have to push away the demand of people's expectations by believing in your instincts.

Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.