The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.
William Faulkner

My riches consist not in the extent of my possessions, but in the fewness of my wants.
J. Brotherton

Every writer is a narcissist. This does not mean that he is vain; it only means that he is hopelessly self-absorbed.
Leo Rosten

Everyone takes the limits of his own vision for the limits of the world.
Arthur Schopenhauer

A ship in harbour is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.
William Shedd