“Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.”

Learn how to turn frustration into fascination. You will learn more being fascinated by life than you will by being frustrated by it.

Excuses are the nails used to build a house of failure.

The best place to solve a problem is on paper.

The more obstacles you face and overcome, the more times you falter and get back on track, the more difficulties you struggle with and conquer, the more resiliency you will naturally develop. There is nothing that can hold you back, if you are resilient.

Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else’s hands, but not you.

We must learn to help those who deserve it, not just those who need it. Life responds to deserve not need.

For things to change, you have to change. For things to get better, you have to get better. For things to improve, you have to improve. When you grow, everything in your life grows with you.

Take interest and even delight in doing the small things well.

Every day, stand guard at the door of your mind.

Economic disaster begins with a philosophy of doing less and wanting more.

Don’t let your learning lead to knowledge. Let your learning lead to action.

If you don’t like how things are, change it! You’re not a tree.

Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.

Work harder on yourself than you do on your job.

If you want to amend your errors, you must begin by amending your philosophy.

Be a student, not a follower. Take interest in what someone says, then debate it, ponder it, and consider it from all angles.

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world

It is my business to know what other people do not know.

The object of education is not to fill a man’s mind with facts; it is to teach him how to use his mind in thinking.

To the uneducated, an A is just three sticks.

To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society.

There is no school equal to a decent home and no teacher equal to a virtuous parent.

All our knowledge has its origin in our perceptions.

The greatest education in the world is watching the masters at work