Dare to be what your best self knows you ought to be; dare to be a bigger human being than you have ever been.
I believe absolutely and certainly that, when you die, you will meet your loved ones and know them and be reunited with them, never to be separated again.
Not every day can be an easy one, nor every day fully happy; but even a day of tough going and difficulty can be a good day.
No matter how dark things become, someone is always with you – and that someone is God. He helps by giving you peace and a positive mental attitude.
Do not exclusively say your prayers in the form of asking God for something. The prayer of thanksgiving is much more powerful.
To go fast, row slowly.
Before you go to sleep, run over your personal world mentally and thank God for everyone and everything.
Jesus made it clear that the most important thing in the world is our relationship to God and to others. When we achieve that, everything good will follow.
And what marvelous things there are for which to be grateful in God’s great Creation!
The only figure in history who endures is Jesus.
When we start focusing on things we can do and don’t think so much about the things we can’t do, things really start to happen.
Americans are so tense and keyed up that it is impossible even to put them to sleep with a sermon.
One of the simplest things about all facts of life is that to get where you want to go, you must keep on keeping on.
Infantile people complain and say that God is cruel or that there is no God. Mature people, however, know that there is wisdom and sometimes an eternal kindness in God’s refusals.
Do not build up obstacles in your imagination. Difficulties must be studied and dealt with, but they must not be magnfiied by fear.
Do not always ask when you pray, but instead affirm that God’s blessings are being given, and spend most of your prayers giving thanks.
Be humble, be big in mind and soul, be kindly; you will like yourself that way and so will other people.
One way to become enthusiastic is to look for the plus sign. To make progress in any difficult situation, you have to start with what’s right about it and build on that.
The as if principle works. Act as if you were not afraid and you will become courageous, as if you could and you’ll find you can. Act as if you like a person and you’ll find a friendship.
Begin where you are. Begin now.