No man is happy who does not think himself so.

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.

Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.

You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.

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.

It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.

Our life is what our thoughts make it.

Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.

Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present.

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature.

I know my mouth is agape and my eyes are wide, but I'm relieved that hope isn't a tangible thing, because everyone around me would see mine crumbling.

...Nefret said with a gusty sigh, 'Well, that's done it. We may as well join in, Ramses, family arguments are the favorite form of amusement here and this looks like being a loud one.

The primary cause of unhappiness in the world today is... lack of faith.

It is a world of startling possibilities.

Grateful people may recover faster from trauma.

Play the hand you're dealt.

A poet clings to his own tradition and avoids internationalism.

A thing seriously pursued affords true enjoyment.

You can't make anyone love you. You just have to reveal who you are and take your chances. (105)

No opinion is worth burning your neighbor for.