“To live only for some future goal is shallow. It’s the sides of the mountain which sustain life, not the top. Here’s where things grow.”
― Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
― Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
“After all, a man’s Life must be nailed to a cross either of Thought or Action. Without work there is no play. When I am in the Socratic”
― My Early Life: 1874-1904
― My Early Life: 1874-1904
“Choose not to be harmed—and you won’t feel harmed. Don’t feel harmed—and you haven’t been.”
― The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
― The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
“Done is better than perfect if perfect ain't done.”
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“The only real failure is abandoning your principles. Killing what you love because you can’t bear to part from it is selfish and stupid. If your reputation can’t absorb a few blows, it wasn’t worth anything in the first place.”
― Ego Is the Enemy
― Ego Is the Enemy
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