To begin to think with purpose, is to enter the ranks of those strong ones who only recognize failure as one of the pathways to attainment.
When mental energy is allowed to follow the line of least resistance and to fall into easy channels, it is called weakness.
In all human affairs there are efforts, and there are results, and the strength of the effort is the measure of the result.
A man has to learn that he cannot command things, but that he can command himself; that he cannot coerce the wills of others, but that he can mold and master his own will: and things serve him who serves Truth; people seek guidance of him who is master of himself.
Our life is what our thoughts make it. A man will find that as he alters his thoughts toward things and other people, things and other people will alter towards him.
A man is not rightly conditioned until he is a happy, healthy, and prosperous being; and happiness, health, and prosperity are the result of a harmonious adjustment of the inner with the outer of the man with his surroundings.
Above all be of single aim; have a legitimate and useful purpose, and devote yourself unreservedly to it.
The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good. Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom.
Anda tidak akan pernah melakukan apapun di dunia ini tanpa keberanian. Itu adalah kualitas pikiran terbesar di samping kehormatan.
Semua urusan manusia melibatkan usaha dan hasil. Kegigihan dalam berusaha adalah ukuran untuk meraih hasil itu.
Mulai berpikirlah dengan tujuan, yakni dengan memasuki jajaran orang-orang kuat yang hanya mengakui kegagalan sebagai salah satu jalan menuju pencapaian.
Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so you shall become. Your vision is the promise of what you shall one day be; your ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil.
Man is made or unmade by himself. By the right choice he ascends. As a being of power, intelligence, and love, and the lord of his own thoughts, he holds the key to every situation.
A man is not rightly conditioned until he is a happy, healthy, and prosperous being; and happiness, health, and prosperity are the result of a harmonious adjustment of the inner with the outer of the man with his surroundings.