The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.

If people knew how hard I worked to gain my mastery, it would not seem so wonderful after all.

I saw an angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.

Strive to become a lover of learning rather than one who has merely learned a great deal.

-- Porphyry

We do not learn from experience; we learn from reflecting on experience.

-- John Dewey

The most dangerous poison is the feeling of achievement. The antidote is to every evening think what can be done better tomorrow.

-- Ingvar Kamprad

One win, nine losses.

-- Tadashi Yanai

You don't learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over.

-- Richard Branson

I try to learn from every mistake. When we lose money, I want to understand exactly why we lost it.

-- David Einhorn