If you are distressed by anything external, the pain isnot due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you havethe power to revoke at any moment.

By being pleasant always and smiling, it takes you nearer to God; Nearer than any prayer.

The service we render to others is really the rent we pay for our room on this earth.

Better hazard than always be in fear.

Distancedoesn't matter. It is only the first step that is difficult.

As contagion of sickness makes sickness, contagion oftrust can make trust.

The more faithfully you listen to the voice withhin you, the batter you will hear what is sounding outside.And only he who listens can speak.

Words are like spears: Once they leave your lips they can never come back.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

Onlywhen all contribute their firewood can they build up a strong fire.

Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine thestrongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted withunlimited power.

Patience is the art of hoping.