Max

“The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance. The wise grows it under his feet.”
― James Oppenheim

“seven times down, eight times up”
― Chris Bradford, The Way of the Warrior

“Being strong-willed is not enough, however. You also have to be hard on yourself. Someone who was strong-willed but self-indulgent would not be called determined. Determination implies your willfulness is balanced by discipline.”
― Paul Graham

“If happy I can be I will, if suffer I must I can.”
― William Faulkner, Absalom, Absalom!