Beware of what you set your heart upon for it shall surely be yours.

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

The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it.

The whole universe is contained within a single human being—you.

There are only two kinds of people, those who accept dogmas and know it, and those who accept dogmas and don't know it.

The clearest way in the Universe is through a forest wilderness.

We must not allow ourselves to become like the system we oppose.

If most of us remain ignorant of ourselves, it is because self-knowledge is painful and we prefer the pleasures of illusion.

There is not one big cosmic meaning for all, there is only the meaning we each give to our life. . . To seek a total unity is wrong. To give as much meaning to one’s life as possible is right to me.

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

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

Keep your attention focused entirely on what is truly your own concern, and be clear that what belongs to others is their business and none of yours.

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

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.

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

Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts.

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

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.

There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.

Have regular hours for work & play; make each day both useful & pleasant and prove you understand the worth of time by employing it well.

By prevailing over all obstacles and distractions, one may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal or destination.

The things are mighty few on earth That wishes can attain. Whate'er we want of any worth We've go to work to gain.

A very little key will open a very heavy door.

Plant the seed of desire in your mind and it forms a nucleus with power to attract to itself everything needed for its fulfillment.

To fly as fast as thought, you must begin by knowing that you have already arrived.

It is not because men's desires are strong that they act ill; it is because their consciences are weak.

It doesn't matter how smart you are unless you stop and think.

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

The man who has anticipated the coming of troubles takes away their power when they arrive.