It is no easy thing for a principle to become a man's own unless each day he maintains it and works it out in his life.

I have to die. If it is now, well then I die now; if later, then now I will take my lunch, since the hour for lunch has arrived - and dying I will tend to later.

All philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.

It's so simple really: If you say you're going to do something, do it. If you start something, finish it.

From this instant on, vow to stop disappointing yourself. Separate yourself from the mob. Decide to be extraordinary and do what you need to do -- now.

Fortify yourself with contentment, for this is an impregnable fortress.

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.