Flatter me, and I may not believe you

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
- Lao Tzu

The mind has exactly the same power as the hands:
not merely to grasp the world, but to change it.
- Colin Wilson

Flatter me, and I may not believe you.
Criticize me, and I may not like you.
Ignore me, and I may not forgive you.
Encourage me, and I will not forget you.
Love me and I may be forced to love you.
- William Arthur Ward

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed
by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do.
So throw off the bowlines.
Sail away from the safe harbor.
Catch the trade winds in your sails.
Explore. Dream. Discover.
- Mark Twain (attributed)