The primary joy of life is acceptance, approval, the sense of appreciation and companionship of our human comrades. Many men do not understand that the need for fellowship is really as deep as the need for food, and so they go through life accepting many substitutes for genuine, warm, simple.

Nature does not demand that we be perfect. It requires only that we grow.

There is too much undissolved wrath and punishment in most religions.

Maturity is achieved when a person postpones immediate pleasures for long-term values.

We achieve inner health only through forgiveness - the forgiveness not only of others but also of ourselves.

We are the carriers of health and disease - either the divine health of courage and nobility or the demonic diseases of hate and anxiety

After a quarter of a century of personal experience and professional observation, I have come to understand that peace of mind is the true goal of the considered life. I know now that the sum of all other possessions does not necessarily add up to peace of mind; on the other hand, I have seen this inner tranquility flourish without the material supports of property or even the buttress of physical health. Peace of mind can transform a cottage into a spacious manor hall; the want of it can make a regal residence an imprisoning shell.