I remember the thought which occurred to me when some ingenious and spiritual foreigners came to America, was, Have you been victimized in being brought hither?--or, prior to that, answer me this, "Are you victimizable?

Steam is no stronger now than it was a hundred years ago, but it is put to better use.

Neither you nor the world knows what you can do until you have tried.

Shallow men believe in luck, believe in circumstances: it was somebody's name, or he happened to be there at right time, or it was so then, and another day it would have been otherwise. Strong men believe in cause and effect.

If a man carefully examine his thoughts he will be surprised to find how much he lives in the future. His well-being is always ahead. Such a creature is probably immortal.

He cannot be happy and strong until he too lives with nature in the present, above time.

Hitch your wagon to a star.