Begin by instructing yourself, then you will receive instruction from others.

Live each day as if your life had just begun.

Correction does much, but encouragement does more.

We do not have to visit a madhouse to find disordered minds; our planet is the mental institution of the universe.

Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible, speak a few sensible words.

The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. Whatever you think you can do, or believe you can do, begin it. Action has magic, power and grace.

Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.

At the moment of commitment the entire universe conspires to assist you.

Courage is the commitment to begin without any guarantee of success.

If I accept you as you are, I will make you worse; however, if I treat you as though you are what you are capable of becoming, I help you become that.

There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.

She longs for fresh air and common sense, and is not willing to be a dolt for the sake of being called a deity.

The best teachers are those who show you where to look, but don't tell you what to see.

We need never shout across the spaces to an absent God. He is nearer than our own soul, closer than our most secret thoughts

I think patience is a skill and I wish I had it.

My father was in the First World War.

When you are present, you can allow the mind to be as it is without getting entangled in it.

The man whose eye is single for the glory of Another can be trusted.

A born poet knows in his cradle that a poetic life is the only life worth living.

Once you understand that there's a spiritual math, add soul to the science and subtract the riff-raff. 24-7-365, cause 9 to 5 ain't alive.

Mothers need to know what they are feeding their children. They need the freedom to make educated choices at the market.