1. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act,
but a habit. 2. It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. 3. Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all. 4. Quality is not an act, it is a habit. 5. Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence. 6. No great mind has ever existed without a touch of madness. 7. The high-minded man must care more for the truth than for what people think. 8. He who has overcome his fears will truly be free. 9. The energy of the mind is the essence of life. 10. Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work. 11. The educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living from the dead. 12. The whole is more than the sum of its parts. 13. Man is by nature a political animal. 14. A friend to all is a friend to none. 15. Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives – choice, not chance, determines your destiny. 16. Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing. 17. The most important relationship we can all have is the one you have with yourself, the most important journey you can take is one of self-discovery. To know yourself, you must spend time with yourself, you must not be afraid to be alone. Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom. 18. The more you know, the more you know you don't know. 19. Our problem is not that we aim too high and miss, but that we aim too low and hit.