If you want a quality, act as if you already had it. leadership
Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power. power
Knowledge about life is one thing effective occupation of a place in life, with its dynamic currents passing through your being, is another. knowledge
The best argument I know for an immortal life is the existence of a man who deserves one. best
Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact. life
Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing. humor
A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices. greatness
Action may not bring happiness but there is no happiness without action. happiness
A chain is no stronger than its weakest link, and life is after all a chain. life
It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome. attitudes
Faith means belief in something concerning which doubt is theoretically possible. faith
Begin to be now what you will be hereafter. motivation
There is but one cause of human failure. And that is man's lack of faith in his true Self. failure & faith
If the grace of God miraculously operates, it probably operates through the subliminal door. God
Time itself comes in drops. time
To change ones life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly. change & life
The ideas gained by men before they are twenty-five are practically the only ideas they shall have in their lives. men
Wisdom is learning what to overlook. learning & wisdom
If you care enough for a result, you will most certainly attain it. leadership
We are all ready to be savage in some cause. The difference between a good man and a bad one is the choice of the cause. being good
If merely 'feeling good' could decide, drunkenness would be the supremely valid human experience. experience & being good
This life is worth living, we can say, since it is what we make it. life
The community stagnates without the impulse of the individual. The impulse dies away without the sympathy of the community. sympathy
Truth is what works. truth
We have to live today by what truth we can get today and be ready tomorrow to call it falsehood. truth
The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it. greatness & life
Great emergencies and crises show us how much greater our vital resources are than we had supposed. greatness
The aim of a college education is to teach you to know a good man when you see one. education & being good
To study the abnormal is the best way of understanding the normal. best
Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got a second. sports
It is well for the world that in most of us, by the age of thirty, the character has set like plaster, and will never soften again. aging
Belief creates the actual fact. inspirational
The history of philosophy is to a great extent that of a certain clash of human temperaments. greatness & history
In business for yourself, not by yourself. business
Our faith is faith in someone else's faith, and in the greatest matters this is most the case. faith
The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes. life
Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. motivation
The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated. nature
Man lives for science as well as bread. science
The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook. art & wisdom