All things fade into the storied past, and in a little while are shrouded in oblivion.

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.

When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.

Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.

It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinions than our own.

You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.

The opinion of 10,000 men is of no value if none of them know anything about the subject.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.

Whenever you are about to find fault with someone, ask yourself the following question: What fault of mine most nearly resembles the one I am about to criticize?

The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.

Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.

No. No, I don't believe you'd betray me with her. I don't believe you'd cheat on me. But I'm afraid, and I'm sick in my heart that you might look at her, then at me. And regret.

The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for.

There is no wall strong enough that love and kindness can't reach through.

...in the absence of will power, the most complete collection of virtues and talents is wholly worthless.

Behind every "I don't expect anything from you", there are buried expectations.

The individual citizen has very little possibility of having any influence - of making his opinion felt in the decision-making.

It's always amazing to me the idiosyncrasies people end up disliking others for.

Minds are like parachutes-not much good unless they are open.

The values and the relationships of the people I love around me are my real riches. That's my lasting wealth.

Repentance is but a denying of our will, and an opposition of our fantasies.