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Of the delights of this world man cares most for sexual intercourse, yet he has left it out of his heaven.

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Reach high, for the stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal.

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If a little dreaming is dangerous, the cure for it is not to dream less but to dream more, to dream all the time.

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A doctor can bury his mistakes but an architect can only advise his client to plant vines.

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Not only is there no God, but try getting a plumber on weekends.

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Listen and attend with the ear of your heart.

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All truth passes through 3 stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.

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An autobiography is only to be trusted when it reveals something disgraceful. A man who gives a good account of himself is probably lying, since any life when viewed from the inside is simply a series of defeats.

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Security is an illusion. Life is either a daring adventure or it is nothing at all.

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Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it. The man who knows how will always have a job. The man who also knows why will always be his boss. As to methods there may be a million and then some, but principles are few. The man who grasps principles can successfully select his own methods. The man who tries methods, ignoring principles, is sure to have trouble.

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