The best part of the future is that it comes only one day at a time.

Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.

Being aware of a single shortcoming within yourself is far more useful than being aware of a thousand in someone else!

Remember that you ought to behave in life as you would at a banquet. As something is being passed around it comes to you; stretch out your hand, take a portion of it politely. It passes on; do not detain it. Or it has not come to you yet; do not project your desire to meet it, but wait until it comes in front of you. So act toward children, so act toward a wife, so toward office, so toward wealth.

Your body is precious. It is our vehicle for awakening. Treat it with care.

We must each lead a way of life with self-awareness and compassion, to do as much as we can. Then, whatever happens we will have no regrets.

Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people.

Realize deeply that the present moment is all you have. Make the now the primary focus of your life.

The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious of the rose.

As a rule, we find what we look for; we achieve what we get ready for.

Keep your mind off the things you don’t want by keeping it on the things you do want.

Revenge-seeking minds destroy states, while those seeking reconciliation build nations.

Just keep in mind: the more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.

Paying attention to simple little things that most men neglect makes a few men rich.

Hold thought steadfastly to the enduring, the good, and the true, and you will bring these into your experience proportionately to their occupancy of your thoughts.

You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.

Life does not consist of facts. It consists mainly of the storm of thoughts that is forever flowing through one's head.

Two percent of the people think; three percent of the people think they think; and ninety-five percent of the people would rather die than think.

It is not reason which is the guide of life, but custom.

I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value.

The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently.

When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge.