Effort is the one strictly undervalued and original contribution we make to this world.

... I am the same personal being who in old times upon the Earth had those experiences.

If you care enough for a result, you will most certainly attain it.

At bottom, the whole concern of religion is with the manner of our acceptance of the universe.

The stream of thought flows on; but most of its segments fall into the bottomless abyss of oblivion. Of some, no memory survives the instant of their passage. Of others, it is confined to a few moments, hours or days. Others, again, leave vestiges which are indestructible, and by means of which they may be recalled as long as life endures.

Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.

Seize the very first possible opportunity to act on every resolution you make, and on every emotional prompting you may experience in the direction of the habits you aspire to gain.