There was a long hard time when I kept far from me the remembrance of what I had thrown away when I was quite ignorant of its worth.

Charles Dickens

God, as Truth, has been for me a treasure beyond price. May He be so to every one of us.

Mahatma Gandhi

Only the autodidacts are free.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

One must know oneself. Even if it does not help in finding truth, at least it helps in running one's life, and nothing is more proper.

Blaise Pascal

Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.

Lin Yutang

Stubbornness does have its helpful features. You always know what you are going to be thinking tomorrow.

Glen Beaman