Don’t be lazy in learning: First, how to do well. Next, how to live well.
Don’t be lazy in learning and practicing the Art of Economics, practicing the Art of Productivity, and practicing the Art of Lifestyle
I would say to that teenager who has just matriculated:
It is not a lot of things, my dear boy, that you need—or think you need—in order to feel proud and confident in yourself.
It is not money, nor the approval of a thousand cities, nor a perfect body —
What you actually need is a mission—something to strive for every single day. And when you no longer enjoy that specific mission, find another—better and finer — to test all your powers against.
Strive to do it well. Hence: study, practice, strengthen your philosophy, and mind your own business. Understand the internal and external factors required to excel in your mission—and concentrate on those.
Money, public approval, the admiration of many —easy to desire, but dangerous to depend on. They have broken more spirits behind closed doors than any weapon of war. They are invisible chains to the human heart.
Attain them by chance or force, and you’ve bound yourself to a life of anxiety, restlessness, and delusion.
Attain them in blind hope that they’ll fuel your confidence—and in despair, watch them amplify your self-doubt instead.
There are no certainties. There are no guarantees, my boy—only this:
Only what you practice will you deserve.
Only what is right and ripe will you attain.
Only what is pure and simple will amplify your confidence.
Growth, not glory, is the real prize.
All else—though loudly advertised—is mere dust.
Cancelo Alvarez
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