The whole universe is change and life itself is but what you deem 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.

In my quest to search for knowledge, I know God, the source of knowledge.

To evade insanity and depression, we unconsciously limit the number of people toward whom we are sincerely sympathetic.

Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them.

Motivation is not just part of business—it’s everything in business.

Maybe the secret to happiness is simplicity.

Life is like music on a scale, shifting up and down. When your life is over, your song has been written.

One of the most powerful wellsprings of creative energy, outstanding accomplishment, and self-fulfillment seems to be falling in love with something - your dreams, your image of the future.

I have a problem with the new cooks: you all are more cultured, you cook better....but you're lazier.

In this life and the next, you're my only hope at happiness.

The fact is that you don't want to be away forever, but you want to lead a normal life.