The effects of our actions may be postponed but they are never lost. There is an inevitable reward for good deeds and an inescapable punishment for bad. Reflect upon this truth, and seek always to earn good wages from Destiny. – Wu Ming Fu

If we don’t change, we don’t grow. If we don’t grow, we are not really living. Growth demands a temporary surrender of security. – Gail Sheehy

It’s not enough to be busy. The question is, what are we busy about? – Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)

So many objections may be made to everything, that nothing can overcome them but the necessity of doing something. – Samuel Johnson

There are some things you learn best in calm, and some in storm. – Willa Cather