Though boys throw stones at frogs in sport, the frogs do not die in sport, but in earnest.

The boys throw rocks at the frogs in jest. But the frogs die in earnest.

Self-conceit is the enemy of progress.

Wealth is the sinews of success.

Love of money is the mother-city (metropolis) of all evils.

Good slaves are free, but bad free men are slaves of many passions.

It hurts the bald-head just as much as the thatched-head to have his hairs plucked.

The road to Hades is easy to travel; at any rate men pass away with their eyes shut.

Bion insisted on the principle that "The property of friends is common."

I have learned all kinds of things from my many mistakes. The one thing I never learn is to stop making them.

See yourself through your mind’s eye being who you want to be, having what you want to have, and doing what you want to do.

Looking at the glass half full seems to help others do the same and help fill their glasses too.

I am drawn to the ocean

The problem with wearing a facade is that sooner or later life shows up with a big pair of scissors.

She's your once in a lifetime girl.

Love works miracles in stillness.

I don't actually care what I climb, only how it affects me. Which means the summit doesn't matter as much as the emotional process.

I'm nervous... but I'm not going to fear what I'm about to do, I'm going to take it head on and I'm going to conquer it.

Age indomitably, in the European manner. Do not finish your labours young. Be a planet, not a meteor. Honor the working day. Sit at your desk.