I take it that no man is educated who has never dallied with the thought of suicide.

The function of ignoring, of inattention, is as vital a factor in mental progress as the function of attention itself.

Knowledge about life is one thing; effective occupation of a place in life, with its dynamic currents passing through your being, is another.

Since you make evil or good by your own thoughts, it is your ruling of your thoughts which proves to be your principal concern.

Great emergencies and crises show us how much greater our vital resources are than we had supposed.

Act in earnest and you will become earnest in all you do.

You must bring out of each word its practical cash-value, set it at work within the stream of your experience.