I can give you a six-word formula for success: Think things through--then follow through
Do not spit in the well - you may be thirsty by and by.
Your only obligation in any lifetime is to be true to yourself.
Laziness is nothing more than resting before you get tired.
Other people attempt to live their lives backwards; they try to have more things or more money, in order to do more of what they want, so they will be happier. The way it actually works is the reverse. You must first be who you really are, then do what you need to do, in order to have what you want.
The art of living is always to make a good thing out of a bad thing.
"One of the indictments of civilizations is that happiness and intelligence are so rarely found in the same person."