If a man is unhappy, remember that his unhappiness is his own fault, for God made all men to be happy.

It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.

Any person capable of angering you becomes your master.

Don't be concerned with other people's impressions of you. They are dazzled and deluded by appearances. Stick with your purpose. This alone will strengthen your will and give your life coherence.

There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.

When you are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.

I have to die. If it is now, well then I die now; if later, then now I will take my lunch, since the hour for lunch has arrived - and dying I will tend to later.

From this instant on, vow to stop disappointing yourself. Separate yourself from the mob. Decide to be extraordinary and do what you need to do -- now.

Keep your attention focused entirely on what is truly your own concern, and be clear that what belongs to others is their business and none of yours.

Don't explain your philosophy. Embody it.

If someone speaks badly of you, do not defend yourself against the accusations, but reply; "you obviously don't know about my other vices, otherwise you would have mentioned these as well

I am more than my scars.

In all my perplexities and distresses, the Bible has never failed to give me light and strength.

Velvet Elvis never puts on weight.

I think people are by-and-large happy with the providers that they have got now. They treasure that doctor-patient relationship.

The smallest form of life, even an ant or a clam, is equal to a human being

I have a love of baseball and a love of music.

Students deserve our care and concern on the grounds of principle, not personality.

I must decline your invitation owing to a subsequent engagement.

There are no traffic jams along the extra mile.

In a world in which men write thousands of books and one million scientific papers a year, the mythic bricoleur is the man who plays with all that information and hears a music inside the noise.