Live your life each day as you would climb a mountain. An occasional glance toward the summit keeps the goal read more

Live your life each day as you would climb a mountain. An occasional glance toward the summit keeps the goal in mind, but many beautiful scenes
are to be observed from each new vantage point. Climb slowly, steadily,
enjoying each passing moment; and the view from the summit will serve as a
fitting climax for the journey.

The great advantage of being in a rut is that when one is in a rut, one knows exactly where read more

The great advantage of being in a rut is that when one is in a rut, one knows exactly where one is.

When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There is a microscopically
thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting read more

When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There is a microscopically
thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting like the most
gigantic idiot on earth. So what the hell, leap.

Vision is the art of seeing things invisible.

Vision is the art of seeing things invisible.

There are those who travel and those who are going somewhere. They are different and yet they are the same. read more

There are those who travel and those who are going somewhere. They are different and yet they are the same. The success has this over his rivals: He knows where he is going.

When we put things off until some future-probably mythical-Laterland,
we drag the past into the future. The burden of yesterday's read more

When we put things off until some future-probably mythical-Laterland,
we drag the past into the future. The burden of yesterday's incompletions
is a heavy load to carry. Don't carry it.

Staying up all night is a waste of sleeping, and a waste of sleeping
is a waste of dreaming, and read more

Staying up all night is a waste of sleeping, and a waste of sleeping
is a waste of dreaming, and dreaming is important because the more
dreams you have, the better chance of one coming true.

After enlightenment, the laundry.

After enlightenment, the laundry.

Why does a virtuous man take delight in the landscapes? Because the din of the dusty world and the locked-in-ness read more

Why does a virtuous man take delight in the landscapes? Because the din of the dusty world and the locked-in-ness of human habitations are what human nature habitually abhors; while on the contrary, haze, mist, and the haunting spirits of the mountains are what human nature seeks, and yet can rarely find.