Rustin

“The duty of a man is to be useful to his fellow-men; if possible, to be useful to many of them; failing this, to be useful to a few; failing this, to be useful to his neighbours, and, failing them, to himself: for when he helps others, he advances the general interests of mankind. Just as he who makes himself a worse man does harm not only to himself but to all those to whom he might have done good if he had made himself a better one, so he who deserves well of himself does good to others by the very fact that he is preparing what will be of service to them.”
― Seneca, Dialogues

“To succeed, planning alone is insufficient. One must improvise as well.”
― Isaac Asimov, Foundation

“So it’s true, when all is said and done, grief is the price we pay for love.”
― E.A. Bucchianeri, Brushstrokes of a Gadfly

“Plan for what it is difficult while it is easy, do what is great while it is small.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War