When one has a famishing thirst for happiness, one is apt to gulp down diversions wherever they are offered.

When one has a famishing thirst for happiness, one is apt to gulp down diversions wherever they are offered.

we sometimes forget the influence of action upon thought. ... Smile, whistle, sing, play the part you want to be until you become the part you play.

Half of our sorrows come from setting exalted standards for people and then breaking our hearts when they fail to live up to them.

All the higher forms of life have evolved from some one's ideal of justice, liberty or beauty; and the belief that nothing is too good to be true.

The discovery that it is in our power to change our lives by the thoughts we think is the first step toward spiritual mastery.

The fascinating thing about ideals is that no sooner have we gained a desired peak than we find farther and higher peaks beyond. The thrilling adventure never ends.