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

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.

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.

there ain't no use in dyin' 'fore yer time. Lots of folks is walkin' 'round jes' as dead as they'll ever be.

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

The hardest grief is often that which leaves no trace.

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