“I rejoice in the success of others, knowing that there is plenty for us all.”

The simple part is, every thought we think and every word we speak is creating our future. If you change your thinking, you can change your life.

Patience is being at peace with the process of life.

I love myself, therefore, I behave in a loving way to all people for I know that that which I give out returns to me multiplied.

My day begins and ends with gratitude and joy.

I see my parents as tiny children who need love. I have compassion for my parents’ childhoods. I now know that I chose them because they were perfect for what I had to learn. I forgive them and set them free, and I set myself free.

Everything in your life, every experience, every relationship is a mirror of the mental pattern that is going on inside of you.

Every day declare for yourself what you want in life. Declare it as though you have it!

Bless and prosper those around you. Bless and prosper yourself.

I release all criticism. I only give out that which I wish to receive in return. My love and acceptance of others is mirrored to me in every moment.

I release any feelings of competition or comparison. I simply do my best and enjoy being me.

You have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.

Loving myself and thinking joyful, happy thoughts is the quickest way to create a wonderful life.

Thoughts are like drops of water: with our thoughts we can drown in a sea of negativity, or we can float on the ocean of life.

One of the bonuses about loving yourself is that you get to feel good.

I give a portion of my time to helping others. It is good for my own health.

Today I can do anything I put my mind to.

Out of the fictitious book I get the expression of the life, of the times, of the manners, of the merriment, of the dress, the pleasure, the laughter, the ridicules of society. The old times live again. Can the heaviest historian do more for me?

What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.

Pleasure is none, if not diversified.

I am now quite cured of seeking pleasure in society, be it country or town.

The really happy woman is the one who can enjoy the scenery when she has to take a detour. Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but rather a manner of traveling.

He that loves pleasure must for pleasure fall.

Once you start a working on something, don’t be afraid of failure and don’t abandon it. People who work sincerely are the happiest.

When I was a little kid, all I wanted to do was to escape what I thought was the country and get to a city. Probably film and television had influenced me so much, I really thought the key to happiness was living a very artificial life in a penthouse in New York with martini glasses.