The Detail is the path to wisdom — Men who love wisdom should acquaint themselves with a great many particulars.

The Detail is a window into infinity — To see a World in a Grain of Sand And a Heaven in a Wild Flower, Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand And Eternity in an hour.

Detail is an obstacle — no amount of genius can overcome a preoccupation with detail.

Detail is risky — he that makes a thing too fine, breaks it.

Email lives and dies by one's subject line. Making it personal or funny can increase your open rate 10 times or more.

Email is 20-30 times more effective in generating a purchase than any other tool.

Email is a useful device for gossiping with friends when you're in the office - and still looking busy.

Email is a means of communicating with people you don't want to talk to.

The Gift is less important than the spirit in which it is offered.

A Gift is a charming form of bribery.

A Gift is distinguished from a donation in that gifts go to a person; donations to people.

A Gift appeases the gods.

Habit is the invisible architecture of daily life.

Habit is that into which uncertainty disappears.

Habit is the second nature which destroys the first.

Habit is the ballast that chains the dog to his vomit.