Art calls for complete mastery of techniques, developed by reflection within the soul.

The spirit of the individual is determined by his dominating thought habits.

If you love life, don't waste time, for time is what life is made up of.

A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at.

Don't fear failure.—Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail.

If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you'll never get it done.

A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.

Mistakes are always forgiveable, if one has the courage to admit them.

Adapt what is useful, reject what is useless, and add what is specifically your own.

Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one.

I’m not in this world to live up to your expectations and you’re not in this world to live up to mine.

A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.

Adapt what is useful, reject what is useless, and add what is specifically your own.

The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering.

Use only that which works, and take it from any place you can find it.

Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.

Life is wide, limitless. There is no border, no frontier.

Empty your cup so that it may be filled; become devoid to gain totality.