The rewards are great if one succeeds but the rewards are great only because so few succeed.
The eagle only knows how high it can fly when it spreads its wings.
It is best to rise from life as from a banquet, neither thirsty nor drunken.
We have two natures within us, both struggling for mastery. Which one will dominate us? It depends on which one we feed.
In time, all great masterpieces turn into shameless creatures who laugh at their creators.
Handle a book as a bee does a flower, extract its sweetness but do not damage it.
You know you're getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.
Nothing complements a fast mind better than a slow tongue. And nothing aggravates a slow mind better than a fast tongue.
I need to stop running back to you in my mind all the time.
You cannot change the past, but you can make a difference now
Rejection is an opportunity for your selection.