Wisdom is knowing what to do next; virtue is doing it.
A doctor saves lives -- It's up to people to create lives that are worth saving.
Only some people get what they want. Those are the people who show up to get it.
If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself, tell yourself that you are not poet enough to call forth its riches.
The knowledge of the world is only to be acquired in the world, and not in a closet.
Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work.
I hope that when I die, people say about me, 'Boy, that guy sure owed me a lot of money.'