Be smarter than other people, just don't tell them so.

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Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates. There's plenty of movement, but...

Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates. There's plenty of movement, but...

If someone offers you a breath mint, accept it.

If someone offers you a breath mint, accept it.

Until it is kindled by a spirit as flamingly alive as the one which gave...

Until it is kindled by a spirit as flamingly alive as the one which gave...

Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own

Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own

Don't say you don't have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours...

Don't say you don't have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours...

You either make dust or eat dust.

You either make dust or eat dust.

Marrying an old bachelor is like buying second-hand furniture.

Marrying an old bachelor is like buying second-hand furniture.

Live so that when your children think of fairness, caring, and integrity, they think of...

Live so that when your children think of fairness, caring, and integrity, they think of...

Nothing is more expensive than a missed opportunity.

Nothing is more expensive than a missed opportunity.

Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more

Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more

Let your performance do the thinking.

Let your performance do the thinking.

In business or in life, don't follow the wagon tracks too closely.

In business or in life, don't follow the wagon tracks too closely.

If you're doing your best, you won't have any time to worry about failure.

If you're doing your best, you won't have any time to worry about failure.

Let the refining and improving of your own life keep you so busy that you...

Let the refining and improving of your own life keep you so busy that you...

Nothing important was ever achieved without someone taking a chance.

Nothing important was ever achieved without someone taking a chance.

Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own.

Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own.

People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they're not on your road...

People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they're not on your road...

Independence is happiness.

Independence is happiness.

Contempt for happiness is usually contempt for other people's happiness, and is an elegant disguise...

Contempt for happiness is usually contempt for other people's happiness, and is an elegant disguise...

Temporary happiness can cause a lifetime of misery.

Temporary happiness can cause a lifetime of misery.