Youth is wasted on the young.
You say I started out with practically nothing, but that isn't correct. We all start with all there is, it's how we use it that makes things possible.
He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.
One just needs a little alertness to see and find out: Life is really a great cosmic laughter.
To die is nothing; but it is terrible not to live.
I live my life based on 2 principles. One, I live as if today was my last day on earth. Two, I live today as if I am going to live forever.
We are made to persist. That’s how we find out who we are.
Today is our most precious possession. It is our only sure possession.
The difficult problems in life always start off being simple. Great affairs always start off being small.
May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.
Motivation gets you going and habit gets you there.
We always know which is the best road to follow, but we follow only the road that we have become accustomed to.
In the long run, men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, they had better aim at something high.
Learning is the only thing the mind never exhausts, never fears, and never regrets.
Pride makes us artificial; humility makes us real.
There is no time to leave important words unsaid.
You can't avoid pain, but you can choose to overcome it.
Only the present moment contains life.
To bear and not to own; to act and not lay claim; to do the work and let it go: for just letting it go is what makes it stay.
Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.