When thou art above measure angry, bethink thee how momentary is man's life.

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.

Pride leads to down fall o f man.

Angela turned in her chair. Resting her chin on folded hands, the mirror reflected the look of a girl in love. ‘Oh, what a blessing fate has bestowed on me.

The economy of human time is the next advantage of machinery in manufactures.

Only very intelligent people don't wish they were in politics, and I'm dumb enough to want to be in there.

Robots... I think that is a hot topic.

...sitting and waiting is one of the most miserable occupations known to man - not that it usually is known to men; women do it much more often.

The coffeehouse is good for genius, and the Viennese coffeehouse is a classic case. Freud had his favorite coffee shop, and so did Gustav Klimt.

As long as you are seeing 'what is', you cannot grow beyond it.

There are two kinds of people in the world, observers and non-observers.

When I have the choice to do something I don't want to do, I most often – most always – do it anyway.