Just because you get there first doesn’t mean you’re the best.

Before me all things crumble.

Only a fool would deny me.

Patience is constant internal action that allows you to remain calm and best handle whatever unpleasant thing you’re faced with. The trick is to not let the negative feelings coming from that thing stay for too long—to reach down into the well that is patience, bring it up to the surface, and push it out around you, make it emit from you like a force field.

Losers read, winners skim.

Resting is bad for people who thrive on inertia.

First an empress, then an empire.

To rise you must first fall.

Be in control. Know what to do. Calculate…