Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. And it will leave you unfulfilled.
Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win.
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
There is no duty we so underrate as the duty of being happy. By being happy we sow anonymous benefits upon the world.
This is the final test of a gentleman: his respect for those who can be of no possible value to him.
Six essential qualities that are the key to success: Sincerity, personal integrity, humility, courtesy, wisdom, charity.
Applause is a receipt, not a bill.
Talent is God-given; be humble. Fame is man-given; be thankful. Conceit is self-given; be careful.