If you have high self-esteem, you might still know times of emotional suffering, but less often and with faster recovery-your resilience is greater.

Suffering is just about the easiest of all human activities; being happy is just about the hardest. And happiness requires, not surrender to guilt, but emancipation from guilt.

A well-developed sense of self is a necessary if not sufficient condition of your well-being. Its presence does not guarantee fulfillment, but its absence guarantees some measure of anxiety, frustration, or despair.

Every day, it's important to ask and answer these questions: "What's good in my life?" and "What needs to be done?"

The real basic power of an individual isn't what he or she knows; it's the ability to think and learn and face new challenges.

I believe that earning your living doing something you enjoy is one of the very best ways to nourish yourself. But even if you are employed at something that is not your ideal work, it is important to find ways to take as much pleasure in it as possible. Living in the present moment can make ordinary activities more interesting and joyful; you may be surprised, if you only look, at what you will find. If you try to stay connected with why you are doing what you are doing, for example, then even the parts of your life that aren't especially interesting can become more meaningful.

Capitalism, by its nature, entails a constant process of motion, growth and progress.