The God of many men is little more than their court of appeal against the damnatory judgement passed on their failures by the opinion of the world.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

Patience is born to all cats. They just don't care to deploy it where others are concerned.

It is after all the greatest art to limit and isolate oneself.

At every trifle take offense, that always shows great pride or little sense.

In an age of incompetence, I've been able to last in this crazy business. I actually know how to play my ax and write a song. That's my job.

I don t mind a reasonable amount of trouble.

Pele should go back to the museum.

I've always wanted to lead an ordered, relatively conventional and private life.

Anyone who believes in magic is a fool.

To prove religious faith by human reason is rationalistic claptrap.

Scars on the back are a swordsman’s shame.