The artist who aims at perfection in everything achieves it in nothing.
If a man achieves victory over this body, who in the world can exercise power over him? He who rules himself rules over the whole world.
A painter, who finds no satisfaction in mere representation, however artistic, in his longing to express his inner life, cannot but envy the ease with which music, the most non-material of the arts today, achieves this end. He naturally seeks to apply the methods of music to his own art.
Time is not measured by the passing of years but by what one does, what one feels, and what one achieves.
No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude.
Do more than is required. What is the distance between someone who achieves their goals consistently and those who spend their lives and careers merely following? The extra mile.
Everyone who achieves success in a great venture, solves each problem as they came to it. They helped themselves. And they were helped through powers known and unknown to them at the time they set out on their voyage. They keep going regardless of the obstacles they met.
Often times, the more power and prestige a person achieves, the more arrogant a person can become.
Superhuman effort isn't worth a damn unless it achieves results.
The real spiritual progress of the aspirant is measured by the extent to which he achieves inner tranquility.