quotes

Some of my favorite quotes

“Hard choices, easy life. Easy choices, hard life”

“Desire is a contract that you make with yourself to be unhappy until you get what you want”

“That to be remembered is worthless. Like fame. Like everything”

“The only thing that isn’t worthless: to live this life out truthfully and rightly, And be patience with those who don’t.”

“Meaningful work and meaningful relationships”

“If it entertains you now but will bore you someday, it’s a distraction. Keep looking”

“In my walks, every man I meet is my superior in some way. And that I learn of him”

“The good things which belong to prosperity are to be wished, but the good things that belong to adversity are to be admired”

“I cannot remember the books I’ve read any more than the meals I have eaten; even so, they have made me.”

“If they’ve made a mistake, correct them gently and show them where they went wrong. If you can’t do that, then the blame lies with you. Or no one.”

“Be present above all else”