“All this worldly wisdom was once the unamiable heresy of some wise man.”
"What I began by reading, I must finish by acting."
- Henry David Thoreau
Courage
"Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it."
- Henry David Thoreau
Success
"The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I thought and attended to my answer."
- Henry David Thoreau
Respect
"As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again. To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to dominate our lives."
- Henry David Thoreau
Mindfulness
"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined."
- Henry David Thoreau
Ambition
"It is remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid, instead of trying to be very intelligent."
- Charlie Munger
Wisdom
"So be careful to live your life wisely, not foolishly."
Wisdom
"In old age is wisdom; understanding in a long life."
Wisdom
"Keep your friends close, your enemies closer and receipts for all major purchases."
- Bridger Winegar
Wisdom
"Until the lion tells his side of the story, the tale of the hunt will always glorify the hunter."
- Zimbabwean Proverb
Wisdom