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You act like mortals in all that you fear, and like immortals in all that you desire.
— Seneca
On Money, Plainly
There is no genius without a touch of madness.
— Seneca
On Confidence
We learn not in the school, but in life.
— Seneca
On the Working Life
A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.
— Seneca
On Starting Over
The wish for healing has always been half of health.
— Seneca
On Anxiety & Quiet Days
Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labour does the body.
— Seneca
On Discipline
If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favourable.
— Seneca
On Focus & Distraction
He suffers more than necessary, who suffers before it is necessary.
— Seneca
On Anxiety & Quiet Days
As long as you live, keep learning how to live.
— Seneca
On the Working Life
It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.
— Seneca
On the Working Life
A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
On Confidence
The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
On Starting Over
Money is the representative of a certain quantity of corn or other commodity. Its value is in the necessities of the an…
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
On Money, Plainly
There is no knowledge that is not power.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
On Focus & Distraction
Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
On Money, Plainly
The earth laughs in flowers.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
On Anxiety & Quiet Days
Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
On the Working Life
Every artist was first an amateur.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
On the Working Life
Dare to live the life you have dreamed for yourself. Go forward and make your dreams come true.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
On Confidence
It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life, that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping hi…
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
On the Working Life
Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
On Starting Over
Life is a journey, not a destination.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
On Purpose
Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
On Anxiety & Quiet Days
You become what you think about all day long.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
On Focus & Distraction
Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.
— Napoleon Hill
On Discipline
Riches begin in the form of thought. The amount is limited only by the person in whose mind the thought is put into mot…
— Napoleon Hill
On Money, Plainly
Money without brains is always dangerous.
— Napoleon Hill
On Money, Plainly
Don't wait. The time will never be just right.
— Napoleon Hill
On Discipline
If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.
— Napoleon Hill
On the Working Life
Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.
— Napoleon Hill
On the Working Life