No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage.

Seek not good from without; seek it within yourselves, or you will never find it.

From now on practice saying to everything that appears unpleasant: You are merely an appearance and NOT what you appear to be.

Opportunity beckons more surely when misfortune comes upon a person than it ever does when that person is riding the crest of a wave of success. It sharpens a person's wits, if that person will let it, enabling him or her to see more clearly and evaluate situations with a more knowledgeable judgment.

Don’t consent to be hurt and you won’t be hurt – this is a choice over which you have control

A half-hearted spirit has no power. Tentative efforts lead to tentative outcomes. Average people enter into their endeavors headlong and without care.

Never depend on the admiration of others for self-satisfaction. It is a fact of life that other people, even people who love you, will not necessarily agree with your ideas, understand you always, or share your enthusiasms.