There can be no progress, no achievement without sacrifice.

The soul attracts that which it secretly harbors; that which it loves, and also that which it fears. It reaches the height of its cherished aspirations. It falls to the level of its unchastened desires - and circumstances are the means by which the soul receives its own.

A man can only rise, conquer, and achieve by lifting up his thoughts.

The circumstances which a man encounters with suffering are the result of his own mental inharmony.

Act is the blossom of thought; and joy and suffering are its fruits; thus does a man garner in the sweet and biter fruitage of his own husbandry

Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound.

Self-control is strength. Right thought is mastery. Calmness is power.