Every person, if he is to have mental health and live successfully, must move away from past failures and mistakes and go forward without letting them be a weight upon him. The art of forgetting is absolutely necessary.

If you put off everything till you're sure of it, you'll never get anything done.

You will soon break the bow if you keep it always stretched.

Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be successful; perhaps different action or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all.

Never use the word “impossible” seriously again. Toss it into the verbal wastebucket.

Watch your manner of speech if you wish to develop a peaceful state of mind. Start each day by affirming peaceful, contented and happy attitudes and your days will tend to be pleasant and successful.

Promise yourself success at the beginning of each day, and you'll be surprised how often things will turn out that way.