“Freedom is self-determination.”

Emotion, which is suffering, ceases to be suffering as soon as we form a clear and precise picture of it.

Sadness diminishes a man’s powers.

The most tyrannical of governments are those which make crimes of opinions, for everyone has an inalienable right to his thoughts.

In so far as the mind sees things in their eternal aspect, it participates in eternity.

A free man thinks of nothing less than of death, and his wisdom is a meditation, not on death, but on life.

Minds, however, are conquered not by arms, but by love and nobility.

Desire nothing for yourself, which you do not desire for others.

Nothing in Nature is random. A thing appears random only through the incompleteness of our knowledge.

The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding, because to understand is to be free.

The mind of God is all the mentality that is scattered over space and time, the diffused consciousness that animates the world.

I call him free who is led solely by reason.

No matter how thin you slice it, there will always be two sides.

He alone is free who lives with free consent under the entire guidance of reason.

When a man is prey to his emotions, he is not his own master.

Reason is no match for passion.

Philosophy has no end in view save truth; faith looks for nothing but obedience and piety.

The financial markets play an active role in determining what’s going to happen, how the economy is going to function.

Direction, not intention determines your destination.

I have been whipped, as the saying is, but I am sure I can recover all the lost capital occasioned by that disaster; by only hanging a few moments by the neck; and I feel quite determined to make the utmost possible out of a defeat.

It’s not necessary to fear the prospect of failure but to be determined not to fail.

What you focus on grows, what you think about expands, and what you dwell upon determines your destiny.

Wake up determined. Go to bed satisfied.

I certainly feel that an adult woman has a right to determine what happens to her life and body.

Fate is how your life unfolds when you let fear determine your choices. A path of destiny reveals itself to you, however, when you confront your fear and make conscious choices.