“I have never seen the Philosopher's Stone that turns lead into Gold, but I have known the pursuit of it turn a Man's Gold into Lead.”
Benjamin Franklin
“Content is the philosopher's stone, that turns all it touches into gold”
“If you know how to spend less than you get, you have the Philosophers-Stone”
“Get what you can, and what you get hold, 'Tis the stone that will turn all your lead into gold”
“If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.”
Albert Einstein
“Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.”
“Many are stubborn in pursuit of the path they have chosen, few in pursuit of the goal.”
Friedrich Nietzsche