If you are pained by any external thing, it is not this that disturbs you, but your own judgment about it.

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.

A Western upbringing tends to stress questioning authority, which is always asking why, why, why.

Oh, what a day. I will make it a holiday.

I don't like schools. And I mean, you have to call on all your friends to get them into their schools.

And when she dreams, she dreams of a girl who was lost at sea but one day found the shore.

The measure of a leader is not the number of people who serve him, but the number of people he serves.

Let us welcome controversial books and controversial authors.

Cities are platforms for sharing.

BTW, the roach's name is Max (courtesy of Brianna, "because of I had a puppy, I'd name him Max").

The past is gained, secure, and on record.

We stumble and fall constantly, even when we are most enlightened.