Life is consciousness.
Greatness is more than potential. It is the execution of that potential. Beyond the raw talent. You need the appropriate training. You need the discipline. You need the inspiration. You need the drive.
Thomas Jefferson once said, 'We should never judge a president by his age, only by his works.' And ever since he told me that, I stopped worrying.
Treat all disasters as if they were trivialities but never treat a triviality as if it were a disaster.
There's always one who loves and one who lets himself be loved.
Anything looked at closely becomes wonderful.
Good habits, which bring our lower passions and appetites under automatic control, leave our natures free to explore the larger experiences of life.