The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra. The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me you don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step the man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.
Only the supremely wise and the ignorant do not alter.
A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.
A true gentleman makes demands upon himself but not upon others.
Excess weakens the spirits.
A common man marvels at uncommon things. A wise man marvels at the commonplace.