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Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.


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The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes.

The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes.



A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.

A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.



The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.



Whenever two people meet, there are really six people present. There is each man as he sees himself, each man as the other person sees him, and each man as he really is.

Whenever two people meet, there are really six people present. There is each man as he sees himself, each man as the other person sees him, and each man as he really is.



Most unhappiness is caused because people listen to themselves... instead of talking to themselves.

Most unhappiness is caused because people listen to themselves... instead of talking to themselves.



The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.

The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.



If you can change your mind, you can change your life.

If you can change your mind, you can change your life.



Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.

Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.



You can alter your life by altering the state of your mind.

You can alter your life by altering the state of your mind.



Real servants don't try to use God for their purposes. They let God use them for His purposes.

Real servants don't try to use God for their purposes. They let God use them for His purposes.





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The ego is kind of a big, unwieldy thing. It's not so easily tamed or subdued.

The ego is kind of a big, unwieldy thing. It's not so easily tamed or subdued.



It has been well observed that we should treat futurity as an aged friend from whom we expect a rich legacy.

It has been well observed that we should treat futurity as an aged friend from whom we expect a rich legacy.



[Eva Braun] did not want me to interrupt her or try to lift her spirits. She told me she had to go through these periods by herself.

[Eva Braun] did not want me to interrupt her or try to lift her spirits. She told me she had to go through these periods by herself.



In no way am I supporting or suggesting that a Conservative government is a good thing, far from it.

In no way am I supporting or suggesting that a Conservative government is a good thing, far from it.



Nothing is more unbecoming to a teacher of the Word than flippancy. He must be serious and should not act like a clown.

Nothing is more unbecoming to a teacher of the Word than flippancy. He must be serious and should not act like a clown.



I must keep on trying, just to keep the experiment going until I get tired of it all. Even if the last result is not necessarily the best, I stop when my interest in the problem wanes.

I must keep on trying, just to keep the experiment going until I get tired of it all. Even if the last result is not necessarily the best, I stop when my interest in the problem wanes.



Life isn't easy, no matter where you are. You'll make choices you think are right, and then suffer for them.

Life isn't easy, no matter where you are. You'll make choices you think are right, and then suffer for them.



But once the person is selected, at that point that person is independent.

But once the person is selected, at that point that person is independent.



We should never become despondent because the weather is bad, nor should we turn triumphalist because the sun shines.

We should never become despondent because the weather is bad, nor should we turn triumphalist because the sun shines.




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