Robin Vicente

“When no buyers were near, he talked to me earnestly to impress upon me how valuable work would be to me in the future: 'Some men hate it. They make it their enemy. Better to treat it like a friend, make thyself like it. Don't mind because it is hard. If thou thinkest about what a good house thou build, then who cares if the beams are heavy and it is far from the well to carry the water for the plaster. Promise me, boy, if thou get a master, work for him as hard as thou canst. If he does not appreciate all thou do, never mind. Remember, work, well-done, does good to the man who does it. It makes him a better man.”
― George S. Clason, The Richest Man in Babylon

“Believe me, my boy, women don't love a man for himself but as a weapon against other women.”
― Irène Némirovsky, The Wine of Solitude

“If you desire to help thy friend, do so in a way that will not bring thy friend's burdens upon thyself.”
― George S. Clason, The Richest Man in Babylon

“Fill your house with stacks of books, in all the crannies and all the nooks.”
― Dr. Seuss