To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.
Following your bliss is a recipe for paralysis if you don’t know what you are passionate about. A better motto for most youth is “master something, anything”. Through mastery of one thing, you can drift towards extensions of that mastery that bring you more joy, and eventually discover where your bliss is.
The greatest art is always on the edge of failure.
Education begins the gentleman, but reading, good company, and reflection must finish him.
Covenants, without the sword, are but words, and of no strength to secure a man at all.
Success comes when you focus on doing the right things, not just doing things right.