Contrary to common opinion, less is more. Only by concentrating on the few important and vital things, and refusing to worry over the mass of trivial ones, can we find happiness.
No horse gets anywhere until he is harnessed. No steam or gas drives anything until it is confined. No Niagra is ever turned into light and power until it is tunneled. No life ever grows great until it is focused, dedicated, disciplined.
For most of us, when we read, the words stay on the page. By paying attention, visualizing and associating, however, we can lift the words off the page and incorporate them into our minds—where they’ll stay for as long as we need them.
Few people take objectives really seriously. They put average effort into too many things, rather than superior thought and effort into a few important things. People who achieve the most are selective as well as determined.
爬山的最佳方法是回頭看著山腳,而不是望著山頂。