My dreams are worthless, my plans are dust, my goals are impossible.All are of no value unless they are followed by action.

No, my son, do not aspire for wealth and labor not only to be rich. Strive instead for happiness, to be loved and to love, and most important to acquire peace of mind and serenity.

Wealth is good when it brings joy to others.

Wealth, my son, should never be your goal in life. Your words are eloquent but they are mere words. True wealth is of the heart, not of the purse.

Never feel shame for trying and failing for he who has never failed is he who has never tried.

I will form good habits and become their slave.

They are the living dead and we have many of those among us, spending their days whining and complaining and never making any attempt to change their lives for the better.

Wealth should never be your goal in life. True wealth is of the heart, not of the purse.

I determine to render more and better service, each day, than I am being paid to render. Those that reach the top are the ones who are not content with doing only what is required of them.

Time teaches all things to him who lives forever but I have not the luxury of eternity.

One is never too young for fine literature . . .

a young man is still a boy, and a boy sometimes has the right to be stubborn.

That did explain his sucky home life growing up but didn’t excuse the way he treated others. Was there childcare for abused werewolves?

In order to be successful, you have to make sure that being rejected doesn’t bother you at all.

So this is it. Match point for eternity.

Thats beautiful! Sad and beautiful," murmured Meggie. Why were sad stories often so beautiful? It was different in real life.

I can't seem to write young enough anymore.

What does a philosopher demand of himself, first and last? To overcome his time in himself, to become "timeless.

Freedom and independence form my character.

Sanity? Sorry, I don't ever remember having something like that before.