“Do not try to seem wise to others.”

He who is not happy with little will never be happy with much.

Don’t live by your own rules, but in harmony with nature.

Circumstances don’t make the man, they only reveal him to himself.

When you are offended at any man’s fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.

No matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.

It is our attitude toward events, not events themselves, which we can control. Nothing is by its own nature calamitous, even death is terrible only if we fear it.

Other people’s views and troubles can be contagious. Don’t sabotage yourself by unwittingly adopting negative, unproductive attitudes through your associations with others.

All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.

No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage.

A ship should not ride on a single anchor, nor life on a single hope.

Happiness and personal fulfillment are the natural consequences of doing the right thing.

The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.

He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.

We all carry the seeds of greatness within us, but we need an image as a point of focus in order that they may sprout.

The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.

If you would be a reader, read; if a writer, write.

Never give up, because you never know if the next try is going to be the one that works.

Failure is, in a sense, the highway to success.

The common denominator for success is work.

Attitude keeps me going or cripples my progress. It alone fuels my fire or assaults my hopes. When my attitudes are right, there is no barrier too high, no valley too deep, no dream too extreme, no challenge too great for me.

Oh, how horrible our sins look when they are committed by someone else.

My guide is the Modi government at the Centre. It’s my inspiration. I will follow that.

Live life to the fullest tomorrow may never be.

Believe in miracles but don’t depend on them.