“Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.”

“By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.”

“Wherever you go, go with all your heart.”

“Thinking is easy, acting is difficult, and to put one’s thoughts into action is the most difficult thing in the world.”

“What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.”

“Common sense is the genius of humanity.”

“Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes.”

“Courage is knowing what not to fear.”

“Beware the barrenness of a busy life.”

“We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.”

“We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.”

“Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.”

“Peace comes from within.”