The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them.

When in doubt, tell the truth.

Life would be infinitely happier if we could only be born at the age of eighty and gradually approach eighteen.

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.

I have lived a long life and had many troubles, most of which never happened.

The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and the lightning bug.

I've had thousands of problems in my life, most of which never actually happened.

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.

The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex, overwhelming tasks into small, manageable tasks, and then starting on that first one.

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear--not absence of fear.

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