A truly good book teaches me better than to read it. I must soon lay it down, and commence living read more

A truly good book teaches me better than to read it. I must soon lay it down, and commence living on its hint. What I began by reading, I must finish by acting.

If you must play, decide on three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the read more

If you must play, decide on three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time

Play is the beginning of knowledge.

Play is the beginning of knowledge.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act but a habit.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act but a habit.

Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, read more

Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.

It's a lot of fun to play someone you don't normally think of yourself as.

It's a lot of fun to play someone you don't normally think of yourself as.

To be great is to be misunderstood.

To be great is to be misunderstood.

Champions do not become champions when they win the event, but in the hours, weeks, months and years they spend read more

Champions do not become champions when they win the event, but in the hours, weeks, months and years they spend preparing for it. The victorious performance itself is merely the demonstration of their championship character

A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.