Opportunities are exceedingly rare, but they possess three essential conditions for success: legs that run like a deer, the leisure to stroll the streets, and the patience of a Jew. — Balzac
Every person's heart should hold two lights: one is the light of hope, and the other is the light of courage. With these two lights, we need not fear the darkness of the sea or the peril of the waves. — Roland
Without the aid of systematic knowledge, innate talent is powerless. Intuition can solve many problems, but not all. Only when genius and science are combined can the highest success be achieved. — Spencer
Failure and frustration await us, repeatedly casting a veil of sorrow over the face of youth, yet they also add a measure of dignity to the prospects of human life—something that no success can do. — Thoreau
Imagine the knowledge we have acquired as a large circle, but outside that circle lies so much emptiness, which for me means ignorance. Thus, I realize that there is still a vast amount I do not understand. — Einstein