Success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must ensue, and it only does so as the unintended side-effect of one's dedication to a cause greater than oneself.
Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms - to choose one's attitude in any given circumstance.
The past is like the dust that settles on furniture. If we don't clean it, it grows thicker and thicker until it becomes impossible to see anything clearly.
Let nothing disturb you, Let nothing frighten you, All things are passing, God never changes. Patience obtains all. Who has God lacks nothing; God alone suffices.
What we think, we become. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.
A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness.
I’m not in this world to live up to your expectations and you’re not in this world to live up to mine.
Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate.
Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are in hand, they alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have. Make the Now the primary focus of your life.
Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.
Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
Live quietly in the moment and see the beauty of all before you. The future will take care of itself.
We may not be responsible for the world that created our minds, but we can take responsibility for the mind with which we create our world.
All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become.
The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.