“"I would rather learn from one bird how to sing than to teach 10,000 stars how not to dance."”
"Men do not attract that which they want, but that which they are."
- James Allen
Belief
"The aphorism, 'As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he,' not only embraces the whole of a man's being, but is so comprehensive as to reach out to every condition and circumstance of his life. A man is literally what he thinks, his character being the complete sum of all his thoughts."
- James Allen
Self-awareness
"A man sooner or later discovers that he is the master-gardener of his soul, the director of his life."
- James Allen
Self-awareness
"He who would accomplish little must sacrifice little; he who would achieve much must sacrifice much; he who would attain highly must sacrifice greatly."
- James Allen
Leadership
"Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound."
- James Allen
Growth
"The expert in anything was once a beginner."
- Helen Hayes
Learning
"Learn as if you will live forever, live like you will die tomorrow."
- Mahatma Gandhi
Learning
"To know how much there is to know is the beginning of learning to live."
- Dorothy West
Learning
"In the beginner’s mind, there are many possibilities; in the expert’s mind, there are few."
- Vince Gironda
Learning
"I am always doing what I cannot do yet in order to learn how to do it."
- Vincent van Gogh
Learning