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Every evening he should examine his heart as to what he has done to see whether he has gained or lost in his spiritual capital.

Life is a stern business in any case: why pretend that it is anything else?

Not from space must I seek my dignity, but from the ruling of my thought.

Always remember what is your own, and what belongs to another; and you will not be disturbed.

It is not possible that what is by nature free can be disturbed by anything else, or hindered by any other thing than by itself.

To admit failure at this stage was hard, but the facts had to be faced.

The robbers of time are the past and the future.

The student’s goal is Poise! Poise is Power.

I accept with humility the honor which the American people have conferred upon me.

In what concerns you much, do not think that you have companions: know that you are alone in the world.

Whether one be fearful or fearless, foolish or wise, troubled or serene, within that soul lies the cause of its own state or states, and never without.

Have none of my Fellow Creatures an equitable Right to any Part which is called mine?

For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one.

in the exercise of this high power, we must be ever on our guard, lest we erect our prejudices into legal principles

I had, and still have, determined perseverance, but I soon found that it was in vain to occupy my mind beyond a certain time.

An honest man’s pillow is his peace of mind, and when you lay down on the pillow at night, no matter who’s in our bed we all sleep alone.

Instead of denying these fears, declare them, say them out loud, admit them, give them the credit they deserve.

Life is not a popularity contest. Be brave, take the hill but first, answer the question, “What is my hill?”

Life’s not easy…don’t try and make it that way. It’s not fair, it never was, it isn’t now, it won’t ever be.

The greatest thing in the world is for a man to know that he is his own.

Every effort under compulsion demands a sacrifice of life-energy.

For this reason there is no truth comparable to sorrow.

I am crucified with Christ: neverthless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

A man's power is hooped in by a necessity, which, by many experiments, he touches on every side, until he learns its arc.

If you can love me for what I am, we shall be the happier.