Wisdom
What we see is sometimes not what is actually there. Or, in the words of Sherlock Holmes: “We see, but we do not observe.”
"Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it." — William Arthur Ward
90 percent of success is not getting distracted.
Brain Food: Seizing the Right Moments
Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.
If you do the right thing for the wrong reason, the work becomes corrupted, impure, and ultimately self-destructive.
Every “overnight success” is the result of years of thankless work. Success comes not from great acts of genius but from doing lots of small things consistently
23 Truths I Wish I Knew at 23
“There is no safe investment. To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly be broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements; lock it up safe i... See more
Brain Food: Cold Water
Everything looks like a conspiracy if you don’t understand how anything works.
– Unknown