Keep out of your mind, and out of your office, and out of your world, every element that seeks admittance with no definite, helpful, useful end in view.

It's marvelous the change that comes about when a man gets together all his forces and centers them upon the doing of one thing at a time.

Everyone knows that weeds eat out the life of the garden and of the productive fields. It's like that in the building and developing of character. No one knows our own faults and tendencies better than we do ourselves, so that it is up to each one of us to keep the weeds out, and to keep all growth vigorous and fruitful.

We can accomplish almost anything within our ability if we but think we can.

He who does not get fun and enjoyment out of every day...needs to reorganize his life

I said to myself that I shall try to make my life like an open fireplace, so that people may be warmed and cheered by it and so go out themselves to warm and cheer.

The further you get from nature, the less happy you are; and the nearer, the more exultant you become over the world and all that there is in it.