Don't be seduced into thinking that that which does not make a profit is without value. |

The best work that anybody ever writes is the work that is on the verge of embarrassing him, always. |

If I had five minutes to chop down a tree, I’d spend the first three sharpening my axe. |

The material and the craftsman's thoughts change together in a progression of smooth, even changes until his mind is at rest at the exact instant the material is right. |

By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail. |