Some of the worst things in my life never happened.
- Topic: Thinking, Worry
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It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either of them.
Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on, or by imbeciles who really man it.
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Nothing exists from whose nature some effect does not follow.
It is a very great thing to be able to think as you like; but, after all, an important question remains: what you think.
When we are tired, we are attacked by ideas we conquered long ago.
Self-control is strength. Right thought is mastery. Calmness is power.
The great decisions of human life have as a rule far more to do with the instincts and other mysterious unconscious factors than with conscious will and well-meaning reasonableness.
The value of a college education is not the learning of many facts but the training of the mind to think.
Feeling sorry for yourself, and your present condition, is not only a waste of energy but the worst habit you could possibly have.
I've had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened.