We are not ourselves When nature, being oppressed, commands the mind To suffer with the body.
Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone.
I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.
In order to act, you must be somewhat insane. A reasonably sensible man is satisfied with thinking.
Work is life, you know, and without it, there's nothing but fear and insecurity.
To put away aimlessness and weakness, and to begin to think with purpose, is to enter the ranks of those strong ones who only recognize failure as one of the pathways to attainment; who make all conditions serve them, and who think strongly, attempt fearlessly, and accomplish masterfully.
Every person, all the events of your life are there because you have drawn them there. What you choose to do with them is up to you.
The only tyrant I will accept in this world is the "still small voice" within me.
Everyone has an invisible sign hanging from their neck saying, "Make me feel important." Never forget this message when working with people.
One must be truthful with oneself about one's own motives, especially if one is to survive in the world. It takes rigor, and it takes courage.
One who is too insistent on his own views, finds few to agree with him.
The best soldier does not attack. The superior fighter succeeds without violence. The greatest conqueror wins without struggle. The most successful manager leads without dictating. This is intelligent nonaggressiveness. This is called the mastery of men.
I pray without ceasing now. My personal prayer is: Make me an instrument which only truth can speak.
This is my peace message in one sentence: This is the way of peace-overcome evil with good, and falsehood with truth, and hatred with love.
You are within God. God is within you.
Fill your house with gold and jade, and it can no longer be guarded.
Pure love is a willingness to give without a thought of receiving anything in return.
My appointed work is to awaken the divine nature that is within.
Praying without ceasing is not ritualized, nor are there even words. It is a constant state of awareness of oneness with God.
You're in a much better position to talk with people when they approach you than when you approach them.
A pilgrim is a wanderer with purpose.
Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.
The trouble with some women is that they get all excited about nothing and then marry him.
You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him to find it within himself.
The world is your mirror and your mind is a magnet. What you perceive is in this world is largely a reflection of your own attitudes and beliefs. Life will give you what you attract with your thoughts think, act and talk negatively and your world will be negative. Think and act and talk with enthusiasm and you will attract positive results.