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The child is father of the man.

William WordsworthMy Heart Leaps Up (1802)

Come forth, and bring with you a heart / That watches and receives.

William WordsworthThe Tables Turned (1798)

Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.

William WordsworthLetter to an aspiring poet (attributed)

To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love.

Jane AustenPride and Prejudice (1813)

We have all a better guide in ourselves, if we would attend to it, than any other person can be.

Jane AustenMansfield Park (1814)

Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of.

Benjamin FranklinPoor Richard's Almanack (1746)

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

Benjamin FranklinPoor Richard's Almanack (1735)

An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.

Benjamin FranklinThe Way to Wealth (Poor Richard's Almanack)

All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players.

William ShakespeareAs You Like It (Act 2, Scene 7)

To be, or not to be: that is the question.

William ShakespeareHamlet (Act 3, Scene 1)

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

Leonardo da VinciAttributed (possibly by Clare Boothe Luce)

Art is never finished, only abandoned.

Leonardo da VinciAttributed

Learning never exhausts the mind.

Leonardo da VinciNotebooks

The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.

Marcus AureliusMeditations (Book V)

Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one.

Marcus AureliusMeditations (Book X)

You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.

Marcus AureliusMeditations

Some things are in our control and others not. Focus on what you can control.

EpictetusEnchiridion (Opening lines)

We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.

EpictetusAttributed (also attributed to Zeno of Citium)

It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.

EpictetusEnchiridion

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.

SenecaAttributed (source uncertain)

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