A particular train of thought persisted in, be it good or bad, cannot fail to produce its results on the character and circumstances. A man cannot directly choose his circumstances, but he can choose his thoughts, and so indirectly, yet surely, shape his circumstances.

Man is made or unmade by himself. By the right choice he ascends. As a being of power, intelligence, and love, and the lord of his own thoughts, he holds the key to every situation.

As there are silent depths in the ocean which the fiercest storm cannot reach, so there are silent, holy depths of the hearts of people which the storm of sin and sorrow can never disturb. To reach this silence and to live consciously in it is peace.

Circumstances do not make the man, they reveal him.

No man is hindered by another; he is only hindered by himself. No man suffers because of another; he suffers only because of himself.

Every action and feeling is preceded by a thought.

The body is the servant of the mind. It obeys the operations of the mind, whether they be deliberately chosen or automatically expressed.