There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.
Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning.
Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.
You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.
Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.
This is the real secret of life – to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play.
Authenticity is the daily practice of letting go of who we think we’re supposed to be and embracing who we are.
Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
Believe that you will succeed, and you will.
When you complain, you make yourself a victim. Leave the situation, change the situation, or accept it. All else is madness.
It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.
He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the universe.
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.
It’s always too early to quit.
You and only you are responsible for your life choices and decisions.
We always have a choice.
Always remember that your present situation is not your final destination. The best is yet to come.
If you can’t figure out your purpose, figure out your passion. For your passion will lead you right into your purpose.
The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.