Original: Durante i giorni della tua vita, una delle risorse più importanti che devi imparare a controllare è la pazienza. Chi riesce a dominare la calma, vive in armonia con il mondo intero.
Source: prevale.net
“In order for one to learn the important lessons of life, one must first overcome a fear each day.”
Source: Think and Grow Rich: The Landmark Bestseller - Now Revised and Updated for the 21st Century
“The two most important days in your life are the day you were born and the day you find out why.”
This appears on the opening placard of the film The Equalizer, attributing it to Twain, but there is no evidence that Twain wrote it. A precursor is found in Taylor Hartman's self-help book The Character Code (first published 1991), where it is not attributed to Twain: "The three most significant days in your life are: 1. The day you were born. 2. The day you find out why you were born. 3. The day you discover how to contribute the gift you were born to give" ( Google Books link https://books.google.com/books?id=gIKCxWxNmeMC&pg=PA147&dq=%22day+you+find+out+why%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwijrJzc84vLAhUJzGMKHajvADEQ6AEIIjAB#v=onepage&q=%22day%20you%20find%20out%20why%22&f=false)
Disputed
The New York Times, April 19, 1992, "Cormac McCarthy's Venomous Fiction" http://www.nytimes.com/books/98/05/17/specials/mccarthy-venom.html by Richard B. Woodward
Source: Barsk: The Elephants' Graveyard (2015), Chapter 4, “Solutions in Memory” (p. 53)
Source: Sceptical Essays
Source: Aleph (2011)
Context: It’s always easy to blame others. You can spend your entire life blaming the world, but your successes or failures are entirely your own responsibility. You can try to stop time, but it’s a complete waste of energy.
