He that never changes his opinions and never corrects his mistakes will never be wiser on the morrow than he is today.

Attention to a subject depends upon our interest in it.

Sinful and forbidden pleasures are like poisoned bread. They may satisfy appetite for the moment, but there is death in them at the end.

Seek happiness for its own sake and you will not find it seek for duty and happiness will follow as the shadow comes with the sunshine.

Seek happiness for its own sake and you will not find it seek for duty and happiness will follow as the shadow comes with the sunshine.

Have a time and place for everything and do everything in its time and place and you will not only accomplish more but have far more leisure than those who are always hurrying.

Thoughts lead on to purposes purposes go forth in action actions form habits habits decide character and character fixes our destiny.

People never improve unless they look to some standard or example higher and better than themselves.

Spirituality is 80% attitude and 20% knowledge.

I did not throw 'The Shepherd Boy Sings in the Valley of Humiliation' at the audience. I threw it at the elocution mistress. I meant to cast it at her feet, but I missed.

I didn’t yet know that romantic heroes—famous and not—are usually aimless nomads in disguise.

The quest for certainty blocks the search for meaning. Uncertainty is the very condition to impel man to unfold his powers.

Look poor, think rich.

Stay hungry, stay healthy, be a gentleman, believe strongly in yourself and go beyond limitations.

He burst into one of his rare fits of laughter as he turned away from the picture. I have not heard him laugh often, and it has always boded ill to somebody.

Of harmes two the lesse is for to cheese.

Giving opens up avenues for abundance.

I have sought happiness through many ages and not found it.