Every thought, good or bad, becomes concrete; it materializes and becomes a reality.

One of the greatest pains to human nature is the pain of a new idea.

It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance.

Emotions are inherent in your nature, but their content is dictated by your mind.

Feeling sorry for yourself, and your present condition, is not only a waste of energy but the worst habit you could possibly have.

There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world; and that is an idea whose time has come.

I know only that what is moral is what you feel good after and what is immoral is what you feel bad after.

Drink does not drown care, but waters it, and makes it grow faster.

If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you'll never get it done.

There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.

Much of the evil in the world is due to the fact that man in general is hopelessly unconscious.

Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is.

Think of what you have rather than of what you lack. Of the things you have, select the best and then reflect how eagerly you would have sought them if you did not have them.