You are not in charge of the universe; you are in charge of yourself.

The most important preliminary to the task of arranging one's life so that one may live fully and comfortably within one's daily budget of 24 hours is the calm realization of the extreme difficulty of the task, of the sacrifices and the endless effort which it demands.

Falsehood often lurks upon the tongue of him, who, by self-praise, seeks to enhance his value in the eyes of others.

Literature exists so that where one man has lived finely ten thousand may afterward live finely

Beware of undertaking too much at the start. Be content with quite a little. Allow for accidents. Allow for human nature, especially your own.

Most people sleep themselves stupid.

The man who begins to go to bed forty minutes before he opens his bedroom door is bored; that is to say, he is not living.