It is a terrifying as well as hopeful truth that we tend to bring into being in form whatever we fashion in thought.

It'll be with me like it was with Uncle Ned's ole ox, I reckon; he kep' a-goin' an' a-goin' till he died a-standin' up, an' even then they had to push him over.

happiness is a duty, not only because of its effect upon us but because of its influence upon others.

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

even though disease and sorrow are all about us, health and happiness are the normal state of man.

Some people act as if there were a penalty for carrying concealed troubles. They exhibit them at every opportunity, begging for sympathy, even condescending to accept pity. Such persons never realize that the very ones to whom they are complaining are often struggling under a burden greater than their own.

Solitude, if rightly used, becomes not only a privilege but a necessity. Only a superficial soul fears to fraternize with itself.