A novel is never anything, but a philosophy put into images.

The best time to set up a new discipline is when the idea is strong.

Count the cost first. Don’t pay too big a price for pursuing minor values.

Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else's hands, but not you.

Take advice, but not orders. Only give yourself orders.

Choose action, not rest. Choose the good in life in all things, and choose the opportunity as well as the chance to work when springtime smiles on your face.

Ask yourself, 'how long am I going to work to make my dreams come true?' I suggest you answer, 'as long as it takes.'