Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly..

You can be happy if you know this secret: Some things are within your power to control and some things are not..

Progress is not achieved by luck or accident, but by working on yourself daily..

No great thing is created suddenly. There must be time. Give your best and always be kind..

Who exactly do you want to be? What kind of person do you want to be? What are your personal ideals? Whom do you admire? What are their special tra….

Be careful whom you associate with. It is human to imitate the habits of those with whom we interact. We inadvertently adopt their interests, their o….

Any person capable of angering you becomes your master..

Events do not just happen, but arrive by appointment..

Suffering arises from trying to control what is uncontrollable, or from neglecting what is within our power..

If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid..

Don't explain your philosophy. Embody it..

It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows..

If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it..

He who laughs at himself never runs out of things to laugh at..

He who is not happy with little will never be happy with much..

These are the signs of a wise man: to reprove nobody, to praise nobody, to blame nobody, nor even to speak of himself or his own merits..

It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters..

Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle: Some things are within our control, and some things are not. It is only afte….

From this instant on, vow to stop disappointing yourself. Separate yourself from the mob. Decide to be extraordinary and do what you need to do -- no….

No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage..

When something happens, the only thing in your power is your attitude toward it. It is not the things that disturb us, but our interpretation of thei….