“He is poor who is dissatisfied; he is rich who is contented with what he has, and he is richer who is generous with what he has.”

He who has conquered weakness, and has put away all selfish thoughts, belongs neither to oppressor nor oppressed. He is free.

A man is literally what he thinks, his character being the complete sum of all his thoughts.

He no longer acts from self but does what is right – what is universally and eternally right.

The circumstances which a man encounters with suffering are the result of his own mental inharmony.

Man is buffeted by circumstances so long as he believes himself to be the creature of outside conditions.

Your circumstances may be uncongenial, but they shall not long remain so if you but perceive an Ideal and strive to reach it.

The calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom. It is the result of long and patient effort in self-control.

The dream is the promise for what you will be one day.

Self-control is strength, Right Thought is mastery, Calmness is power. Say unto your heart, Peace, be still.

Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they, therefore, remain bound.

All that man achieves and all that he fails to achieve is the direct result of his own thoughts.

The human will, that force unseen, The offspring of a deathless soul, Can hew a way to any goal, Though walls of granite intervene.

The body is the servant of the mind. It obeys the operations of the mind, whether they be deliberately chosen or automatically expressed.

The soul attracts that which it secretly harbors; that which it loves, and also that which it fears.

He must avoid quarreling as he would avoid drinking a deadly poison.

Suffering is always the effect of wrong thoughts in some direction. It is an indication that the individual is out of harmony with himself, with the Law of his being.

The resistance that you fight physically in the gym and the resistance that you fight in life can only build a strong character.

Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person’s character lies in their own hands.

He who wishes to be rich in a day will be hanged in a year.

To educate a person in the mind but not in morals is to educate a menace to society.

Boys will be boys. And even that wouldn’t matter if only we could prevent girls from being girls.

Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.

Small-minded people blame others. Average people blame themselves. The wise see all blame as foolishness.

There are three classes of people: those who see. Those who see when they are shown. Those who do not see.