Be careful of your thoughts; they are the beginning of your acts.
Focus on making yourself better, not on thinking that you are better.
Our grand business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand. Thomas Carlyle.
The success of very important matters often depends on doing or not doing something that seems trivial. Even in little things, therefore, you must be cautious and thoughtful. Francesco Guicciardini.
Every action we take, everything we do, is either a victory or defeat in the struggle to become what we want to be. Anne Byrhhe.
The secret of success is before attempting anything, be very clear about why you are doing it.” If you don’t know your objective or the purpose behind your action, how can you possibly know if your actions are right?
The things you think about determine the quality of your mind. Your soul takes on the color of your thoughts. Marcus Aurelius.
We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world. Buddha.
A conscience free from guilt leads to tranquility of the mind, and only a tranquil mind can see things as they truly are.
It is not what we eat but what we digest that makes us strong; not what we gain but what we save that makes us rich; not what we read but what we remember that makes us learned; and not what we profess but what we practice that gives us integrity.