One must realize that all who have accumulated great fortunes first did a certain amount of dreaming, hoping, wishing, desiring, and planning before they acquired money.

Happiness is found in doing, not merely possessing.

Without doubt, the most common weakness of all human beings is the habit of leaving their minds open to the negative influence of other people.

Failure seems to be nature's plan for preparing us for great responsibilities.

You might find it necessary to 'snap' out of your mental inertia, moving slowly at first, then increasing your speed, until you gain complete control over your will. Be persistent no matter how slowly you may, at first, have to move. With persistence will come success.

There is a difference between wishing for a thing and being ready to receive it.

The subconscious mind will translate into its physical equivalent a thought impulse of a negative or destructive nature, just as readily as it will act upon thought impulses of a positive or constructive nature. This accounts for the strange phenomenon which so many millions of people experience, referred to as "misfortune" or "bad luck."