There can be no progress nor achievement without sacrifice, and a man's worldly success will be by the measure that he sacrifices his confused animal thoughts, and fixes his mind on the development of his plans, and the strengthening of his resolution and self-reliance.

The man who thinks hateful thoughts brings hatred upon himself. The man who thinks loving thoughts is loved.

You will become as small as your controlling desire; as great as you dominant aspiration.

Men do not attract that which they want, but that which they are.

Good thoughts bear good fruit, bad thoughts bear bad fruit.

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.

The soul attracts that which it secretly harbors; that which it loves, and also that which it fears.