Little Box of Quotes

Daily quotes. No noise.

  • These are serious fears. But they’re not the real fear. Not the Master Fear, the Mother of all Fears that’s so close to us that even when we verbalize it we don’t believe it. Fear That We Will Succeed. That we can access the powers we secretly know we possess. That we can become the person we sense in our hearts we truly are. ~ Steven Pressfield
  • I am a happy camper so I guess I’m doing something right. Happiness is like a butterfly; the more you chase it, the more it will elude you, but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder. ~ J. Richard Lessor

A daily quote. Simple.

Above are the two most-recent quotes sent. Yes, it updates here every day.

No nonsense, no noise, no hooks, no ads. Just one quote each day.

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Want to see more of the quotes? The most-recent 20 are at the bottom!

Origin of my collection

A long long time ago I began collecting inspirational quotes and aphorisms.

I kept them on the first version of my web site, where they were displayed randomly. But as time went on, I realized I wanted them where I would see them. Eventually I copied the fledgeling collection onto 3×5 cards and put them in a small box. As I find new ones, I add cards.

I keep the box on my desk with one card showing — just wedged in so it stands up readable. I change the card randomly, whenever the urge strikes.

Countless times I’ve pulled another card and found it eerily appropriate to the challenges of the day.

Countless times I’ve returned to my desk and felt inspired upon rediscovering an old card’s whispered counsel.

Countless times, just as I was about to throw in the towel, I was saved by an echo from the little box on my desk.

Who am I?

Hello 👋 I’m Craig Constantine.

My mission is creating better conversations to spread understanding and compassion. I want us to go from simply having conversations, to actively creating better conversations. You can learn more about me and all my projects at, https://craigconstantine.com.

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Latest 20 quotes

Here are the last 20 quotes sent via email. Yes, it updates here every day.

  • These are serious fears. But they’re not the real fear. Not the Master Fear, the Mother of all Fears that’s so close to us that even when we verbalize it we don’t believe it. Fear That We Will Succeed. That we can access the powers we secretly know we possess. That we can become the person we sense in our hearts we truly are. ~ Steven Pressfield
  • I am a happy camper so I guess I’m doing something right. Happiness is like a butterfly; the more you chase it, the more it will elude you, but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder. ~ J. Richard Lessor
  • For remembering makes everything “just now,” doesn’t it? Just now I was a boy, sitting in the house of Sotion the philosopher; Just now I began to argue cases; Just now I stopped wanting to argue them; Just now I ceased to be able. The rapidity of time is boundless—and is more evident when one looks back. For though it goes at breakneck speed, it glides by so smoothly that those who are intent on the present moment fail to notice it passing. ~ Seneca
  • Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one. ~ Marcus Aurelius
  • Courage is only an accumulation of small steps.~ unknown
  • The great thing about taking chances when you’re younger is you have less to lose, and you don’t know as much. So you take big swings. ~ Amy Poehler
  • If man were never to fade away like the dews of Adashino, never to vanish like the smoke over Toribeyama, but lingered on forever in the world, how things would lose their power to move us! The most precious thing in life is its uncertainty. ~ Yoshida Kenkō
  • Painting is just another way of keeping a diary. ~ Pablo Picasso
  • Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power. ~ Lao Tzu
  • Above all, recognize that if you have had success, you have also had luck—and with luck comes obligation. You owe a debt, and not just to your gods. You owe a debt to the unlucky. ~ Michael Lewis
  • Don’t hire a dog, then bark yourself. ~ David Ogilvy
  • For a generous and noble spirit cannot be expected to dwell in the breast of men who are struggling for their daily bread. ~ Dionysius
  • Life in itself is neither good nor evil; it is the scene of good or evil as you make it. And, if you have lived a day, you have seen all: one day is equal and like to all other days. There is no other light, no other shade; this very sun, this moon, these very stars, this very order and disposition of things, is the same your ancestors enjoyed, and that shall also entertain your posterity. ~ Michel de Montaigne
  • The only thing that I see that is distinctly different about me is I’m not afraid to die on a treadmill. I will not be out-worked, period. You might have more talent than me, you might be smarter than me, you might be sexier than me, you might be all of those things you got it on me in nine categories. But if we get on the treadmill together, there’s two things: You’re getting off first, or I’m going to die. It’s really that simple, right? You’re not going to out-work me. It’s such a simple, basic concept. The guy […]
  • Inspiration is for amateurs—the rest of us just show up and get to work. ~ Chuck Close
  • Sit at your desk and listen. ~ Franz Kafka
  • If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking. ~ George S. Patton
  • Do not be fooled:Success is not the key to happiness.Happiness is the key to success.~ unknown
  • Procrastination is the most common manifestation of Resistance because it’s the easiest to rationalize. We don’t tell ourselves, “I’m never going to write my symphony.” Instead we say, “I’m going to write my symphony; I’m just going to start tomorrow.” ~ Steven Pressfield
  • I find that whatever hindrances occur I write just about the same amount of truth in my journal; For the record is more concentrated, and usually it is so very real and earnest life, after all, that interrupts. All flourishes are omitted. ~ H. D. Thoreau