“We cannot reach the pinnacle except by taking advantage of the abilities we have and acquiring those that we do not.”

“Success is not to discover what others like, it is to acquire and practise the skills that help one gain their love.”

“The hero is the one who goes beyond his ability to improve his skills, until he becomes able to improve, and perhaps even alter, the skills of others.”

“Do not earn wealth and lose people, for earning people is a way of earning wealth.”

“When you climb a mountain, look to the top and not to the rocks that surround you. Make sure of where you step as you climb, and do not leap, in case you loose your footing.”

“The one frightened of climbing mountains, forever lives in the ditches.”

“For each door of sadness that opens, there are a thousand means of shutting it...”