"Either you run the day, or the day runs you."
"If you seek tranquility, do less. Or (more accurately) do what's essential. Do less, better. Because most of what we do or say is not essential. If you can eliminate it, you’ll have more tranquility."
"Better a little which is well done, than a great deal imperfectly."
"It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop."
"Beware the barrenness of a busy life."
"Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work."