To exercise some sort of control over others is the secret motive of every selfish person.

The man who is wise enough to know the right thing to do, who is good enough to wish to do only the right thing, and who is able and strong enough to do the right thing is a truly great man.

Wisdom is the power to perceive the best ends to aim at and the best means for reaching those ends.

It is the habitual, not the periodical thought that decides your destiny.

Close your ears to all adverse suggestions. Never mind if people call you a fool and a dreamer. Dream on.

Whatever you habitually think yourself to be, that you are. You must form, now, a greater and better habit; you must form a conception of yourself as a being of limitless power, and habitually think that you are that being. It is the habitual, not the periodical thought that decides your destiny.

You must lay aside your greed; have no unworthy motive in your desire to become rich and powerful. It is legitimate and right to desire riches, if you want them for the sake of your soul, but not if you desire them for the lists of the flesh.