“Opinion is the main thing

which does good or harm in the world—

It is our false opinions of things

which ruin us. . .”

—Marcus Aurelius Antoninus

“A wise man—

Proportions his belief—

To the evidence. . .”

—David Hume

“To choose time—

Is to save time. . .”

—Francis Bacon, 1st Baron Verulam

“Don’t be sidetracked—

by someone else’s heart or dream—

Trust yourself. . .”

—Jane Porter

“Belief without talent will get you farther

than talent without belief—

If you have both—

you are unstoppable. . .”

—Marisa Peer

“The world is a comedy to those who think—

A tragedy to those who feel. . .”

Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford

“Believe it—

Or not. . .”

—Robert Leroy Ripley

“You needed to start yesterday—

To get where you want to go. . .”

—James Clear

“When flowers bloom—

So does hope. . .”

—Lady Byrd Johnson

“There are more things in heaven and earth. . .

—Horatio—

Than are dreamt of in your philosophy. . .”

—William Shakespeare (“Hamlet”)