How much time he gains who does not look to see what his neighbor says or does or thinks, but only at what he does himself, to make it just and holy.

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

They criticize me for harping on the obvious; if all the folks in the United States would do the few simple things they know they ought to do, most of our big problems would take care of themselves.

If we judge ourselves only by our aspirations and everyone else only their conduct we shall soon reach a very false conclusion.

I have endured a great deal of ridicule without much malice; and have received a great deal of kindness, not quite free from ridicule. I am used to it.

The day you stop caring what other people think of you, is the day your life begins.

To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate the beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch Or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded!

You wouldn't worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.

To anger a conservative, lie to him. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.

I pay no attention whatever to anybody's praise or blame. I simply follow my own feelings.

Change, But start slowly, because direction is more important than speed.

Every act you have ever performed since the day you were born was performed because you wanted something.

A very little key will open a very heavy door.

For what it’s worth: It’s never too late to be whoever you want to be. I hope you live a life you’re proud of, and if you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start over.

Once you say you're going to settle for second, that's what happens to you in life.

You have competition every day because you set such high standards for yourself that you have to go out every day and live up to that.

Good, better, best. Never let it rest. 'Til your good is better and your better is best.

Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.

This is the law: The purpose of fighting is to win. There is no possible victory in defense. The sword is more important than the shield and skill is more important than either. The final weapon is the brain. All else is supplemental.

Four steps to achievement: Plan purposefully. Prepare prayerfully. Proceed positively. Pursue persistently.

Here is the test to find whether your mission on earth is finished: if you're alive, it isn't.

Can’t is the worst word that is written or spoken; Doing more harm here than slander and lies; On it is many a strong spirit broken, And with it many a good purpose dies.

If there is anything in the world a person should fight for, it is freedom to pursue his ideal, because in that is his great opportunity for self-expression, for the unfoldment of the greatest thing possible to him.

The change in motion is proportional to the motive force impressed; and is made in the direction of the right line in which that force is impressed.

Conquer yourself rather than the world.

If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he as imagined, he will meet with success unexpectedly in common hours.