Meditations

"You have power over your mind not outside events."

"The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing."

"It can ruin your life only if it ruins your character. Otherwise it cannot harm you inside or out."

"Dig deep within yourself, for there is a fountain of goodness ever ready to flow if you will keep digging."

"Time is a river of passing events."

"When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive."

"Vain is the assistance of men; rely upon God alone."

"Confine yourself to the present moment."

"The universe is transformation; our life is what our thoughts make it."

"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."

"You have eternity in which to be yourself. Why waste any of it being someone else?"

"Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul."

"The first principle is that you should not fool yourself, and you are the easiest person to fool."

"Our life is what our thoughts make it."

"Concentrate every minute like a Roman on doing what's in front of you."

"Everything that happens is either endurable or not. If it is endurable, then endure it."

"You could leave life right now. Let that determine what you do and say and think."

"The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way."

"Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one."

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

"You could leave life right now—or it could be taken from you before you leave it. Make your choice accordingly."

"When faced with a difficult person, remind yourself that they are what they are because of their ignorance of good and evil."

"Just that you do the right thing. The rest doesn't matter."

"Ambition means tying your well-being to what other people say or do. Sanity means tying it to your own actions."

"It can ruin your life only if it ruins your character. Otherwise it cannot harm you, inside or out."

"In this world there is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond our control."

"Dig within. Within is the wellspring of Good and it is always ready to bubble up, if you just dig."

"Stop whatever you're doing for a moment and ask yourself: Am I afraid of death because I won't be able to do this anymore?"

"To live is to suffer, but in suffering we find our strength."

"Nowhere can a man be more alone than when he is alone with his thoughts."