Occupation: Author Birth: March 16, 1918 Death: August 23, 1992
Anger or bitterness toward those who have hurt you will block your path to higher ground. You can have anger toward people or you can have freedom fr….
No one on earth can hurt you, unless you accept the hurt in your own mind. . . The problem is not other people; it is your reaction..
Our life-transformation is in exact proportion to the amount of truth we can take without running away..
Our freedom can be measured by the number of things we can walk away from..
You can not escape a prison if you do not know you're in one..
We never get upset over what happens. Never. We get upset because of preconceived ideas as to what we think should happen, what we want to happen. Wh….
A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep..
You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need..
You cannot stop destructive actions by others, but you can stop your own destructive reactions to them.
Do not be impatient with your seemingly slow progress. Do not try to run faster than you presently can. If you are studying, reflecting and trying, y….
Run forward when possible, walk ahead when you can, stagger onward when you must, but never cease your forward movement..
Always walk through life as if you have something new to learn, and you will..
Many of us knock on the door but remain outside, because knocking and entering are entirely different actions. Knocking is necessary, consisting of r….
Is the beam from a lighthouse affected by howling wind and rain? It remains perfectly steadfast and unaffected by the storm. Your true self is like t….
A chief cause of unhappiness is what I call mental movies. Mental movies are a misuse of the imagination. You know how it goes. You have a painful ex….
Happiness is not the acquisition of anything; it's the understanding of something..
Don't try to be spiritual. That is only a word in the dictionary. Make it your goal to become a normally functioning individual. Let these principles….
You must dare to disassociate yourself from those who would delay your journey... Leave, depart, if not physically, then mentally. Go your own way, q….
We can accept God becoming Man to save Man, but not Man becoming God to save himself..
Suppose you stand on a high place to enjoy the beauty of the sparkling sea below. You need do nothing to create that beauty; you need only BE IN THE ….
Don't look for someone in whom to believe. Believe in yourself. The only authentic authority is your own original nature..