Touch his head, and he will bargain and argue with you to the last; Touch his heart, and he falls upon your breast.

There is no use whatsoever in trying to help people who do not help themselves.

There is a power under your control that is greater than poverty, greater than the lack of education, greater than all your fears and superstitions combined. It is the power to take possession of your own mind and direct it to whatever ends you may desire.

Every man gravitates to where he belongs in life, just as surely as water seeks and finds its level. His position is measured precisely by the quality and quantity of the service he renders, plus the mental attitude with which he relates himself to other people.

I will give a million dollars for any convincing proof of a future life.

My hopes were high, and I looked every day for some change to take place. What it was to be I knew not, but that it would come I felt certain if I kept on. One day the chance came.

Success is the power to acquire whatever one demands of life without violating the rights of others.