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 The trouble with the rat race is that even when you win, you're still a
rat.  
 The trouble with the rat race is that even when you win, you're still a
rat. 
 If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a
negative thought.  
 If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a
negative thought. 
There is always a way-if you're committed.
There is always a way-if you're committed.
A lifestyle is what you pay for; a life is what pays you.
A lifestyle is what you pay for; a life is what pays you.
For a long time it seemed to me that real life was about to begin, but there was always some read more
For a long time it seemed to me that real life was about to begin, but there was always some obstacle in the way. Something had to be got through first, some unfinished business; time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life.
 Discovery is seeing what everybody else has seen, and thinking what nobody
else has thought.  
 Discovery is seeing what everybody else has seen, and thinking what nobody
else has thought. 
 We can help others in the world more by making the most of yourself than
in any other way.  
 We can help others in the world more by making the most of yourself than
in any other way. 
Your worth consists in what you are and not in what you have.
Your worth consists in what you are and not in what you have.
 People who have attained things worth having in this world have worked
while others have idled, have perservered while others read more 
 People who have attained things worth having in this world have worked
while others have idled, have perservered while others gave up in despair,
and have practiced early in life the valuable habits of self-denial,
industry, and singleness of purpose. As a result, they enjoy in later life
the success often erroneously attributed to good luck.