If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him

The summit of happiness is reached when a person is ready to be what he is.

There are three ways of bearing ills of life: by indifference, by philosophy, and by religion.

Mensucceed when they realize that their failures are the preparation for theirvictories.

Thisduality has been reflected in classical as well as modern literature asreason versus passion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’mind and the ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of ourlives when our verbal-intellect sugges

To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have a deference for others governs our manners.

Unlessa man has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

Of all the ways to make your fortune the quickest and the best is to make people see clearly how much is your success is in there interest

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

The numberone goal in resolving a conflict is to make sure both sides maintain theirself-esteem.

You gotto be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you mightnot get there.

Prayer changes things by changing people.