What can people not accomplish if they will but master the secret of steadfast perseverance.

Some folks goes right under when trouble comes, but I carry mine fur an' easy.

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

Somehow, I never feel like good things b'long to me till I pass 'em on to somebody else.

Taking friendships for granted is one of the surest ways of ending them. Unless nourished, they tend to wither and die. Unless we earnestly desire its continuance we should never start a friendship any more than we would a love affair.

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

It seems a strange fact that it is almost more important for us to be happy ourselves than to try to make other people happy. By being happy we confer untold benefits upon our fellow men.