“In trying to please other people, we find ourselves misdirected toward what lies outside our sphere of influence. In doing so, we lose our hold on our lifes purpose.”

Imagine for yourself a character, a model personality, whose example you determine to follow, in private as well as in public.

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.

You can’t do it all yourself. Don’t be afraid to rely on others to help you accomplish your goals.

My happiness is not the means to any end. It is the end. It is its own goal. It is its own purpose.

Don’t set your goals too low. If you don’t need much, you won’t become much.

The discovery of what is true and the practice of that which is good are the two most important aims of philosophy.

Concentrate on your goals. Do not allow other thoughts to enter your mind. If you allow them to, other things could take your concentration away from your ultimate aim.

I do know that when I am 60, I should be attempting to achieve different personal goals than those which had priority at age 20.

Politically, the goal of today’s dominant trend is statism. Philosophically, the goal is the obliteration of reason; psychologically, it is the erosion of ambition.

Non-violence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution. Until we stop harming all other living beings, we are still savages.