You are never strong enough that you don't need help.

Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage.

Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.

Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.

Being successful doesn't mean anything in and of itself. It just means that you're successful.

It is so easy to give, so exquisitely rewarding.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it.

Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail.

Some people try to destroy you, precisely because they recognize your power.

It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Hack away at the inessentials.

We are all of us obliged... to nurse a few little follies in ourselves.

Intuition is a very powerful thing, more powerful than intellect.