If a man is unhappy, remember that his unhappiness is his own fault, for God made all men to be happy.

It is not the events but our viewpoint toward events that is the determining factor. We ought to be more concerned about removing wrong thoughts from the mind than removing tumors and abscesses from the body.

It is not my place in society that makes me well off, but my judgements, and these I can carry with me... These alone are my own and cannot be taken away.

Men are not afraid of things, but of how they view them.

As in walking it is your great care not to run your foot upon a nail, or to tread awry, and strain your leg; so let it be in all the affairs of human life, not to hurt your mind or offend your judgment. And this rule, if observed carefully in all your deportment, will be a mighty security to you in your undertakings.

Unremarkable lives are marked by the fear of not looking capable when trying something new.

Wherever any one is against his will, that is to him a prison.