“Be pleasant until ten o’clock in the morning, and the rest of the day will take care of itself.”
— Elbert Hubbard
Slight Changes
“Every day of our lives, we are on the verge of making those slight changes that would make all the difference.”
— Mignon McLaughlin
Real Work
“To get real work done, you have to turn it all off, shut out the world, and commit to single-minded, obsessive, unrelenting focus.”
-Brian Greene
Constant & Determined
“It’s the constant and determined effort that breaks down all resistance, sweeps away all obstacles.”
-Claude Bristol
Trust
“Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.”
-Democritus
Imperfect Understanding
“Once we realize that imperfect understanding is the human condition there is no shame in being wrong, only in failing to correct our mistakes.”
-George Soros
Equanimity
“If fortune favors you do not be elated; if she frowns do not become despondent.”
–Decimus Magnus Ausonius
Begin
“Begin — to begin is half the work, let half still remain; again begin this, and thou wilt have finished.”
–Decimus Magnus Ausonius
Amongst The Trees
“There is always music amongst the trees, but our hearts must be still to hear it.”
— Minnie Aumonier