A man can refrain from wanting what he has not and cheerfully make the best of a bird in the hand.

There is nothing in the world so much admired as a man who knows how to bear unhappiness with courage.

We should every night call ourselves to an account: What infirmity have I mastered today? What passions opposed! What temptation resisted? What virtue acquired?

What you think about yourself is much more important than what others think of you.

A man's as miserable as he thinks he is.

Greed's worst point is its ingratitude.

Let us train our minds to desire what the situation demands.

Let us be brave in the face of adversity.

To keep oneself safe does not mean to bury oneself.

Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power.

Whom they have injured they also hate.

Don't tell me what you value, show me your budget, and I'll tell you what you value.

It is enough that I am of value to somebody today.

As you express joy you draw it out of those you meet creating joyful people and joyful events. The greater the joy you express the more joy you experience.

Whenever you get one inch above the ground in your own esteem, you are that inch too high!

I have to say that I have been blessed with significant teachers at every stage of my life.

You don't get over hating to cook, any more than you get over having big feet.

Thinking goes on in your head. It is not really deep into the roots of your being; it is not your totality.

Without gratitude and appreciation for what you already have, you’ll never know true fulfillment.

We see which way the stream of time doth run.

People can commend the weather without envy.