A man has to learn that he cannot command things, but that he can command himself; that he cannot coerce the wills of others, but that he can mold and master his own will: and things serve him who serves Truth; people seek guidance of him who is master of himself.
James AllenHe who would be useful, strong, and happy must cease to be a passive receptacle for the negative, beggarly, and impure streams of thought.
James Allen