What the superior man seeks is in himself. What the small man seeks is in others.

If a man takes no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand.
- Topic: Thinking
- Location: Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
- Photo: Jeffrey Benjamin
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When you know a thing, to hold that you know it; and when you do not know a thing. To allow that you do not know it—this is knowledge.
The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential…these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.
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I do not fix problems. I fix my thinking. Then problems fix themselves.
Bless a thing and it will bless you. Curse it and it will curse you. . . If you bless a situation, it has no power to hurt you, and even if it is troublesome for a time, it will gradually fade out, if you sincerely bless it.
It is a very great thing to be able to think as you like; but, after all, an important question remains: what you think.
Almost every significant breakthrough is the result of a courageous break with traditional ways of thinking.
If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you'll never get it done.
I've always felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the same topic.
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.
Only when we realize that there is no eternal, unchanging truth or absolute truth can we arouse in ourselves a sense of intellectual responsibility.
You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.
It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance.
It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about.
Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.
