Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional.

Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional.

Do what you know best; if you're a runner, run, if you're a bell, ring

Do what you know best; if you're a runner, run, if you're a bell, ring

The extent of your consciousness is limited only by your ability to love and to embrace with your love the read more

The extent of your consciousness is limited only by your ability to love and to embrace with your love the space around you, and all it contains.

Ignorance of one's misfortunes is clear gain.

Ignorance of one's misfortunes is clear gain.

Never be possessive. If a female friend lets on that she is going out with another man, be kind and read more

Never be possessive. If a female friend lets on that she is going out with another man, be kind and understanding. If she says she would like to go out with the Dallas Cowboys, including the coaching staff, the same rule applies. Tell her: "Kath, you just go right ahead and do what you feel is right." Unless you actually care for her, in which case you must see to it that she has no male contact whatsoever.

When it is a question of God's almighty Spirit, never say, "I can't.".

When it is a question of God's almighty Spirit, never say, "I can't.".

If a man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until it is known how he employs read more

If a man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until it is known how he employs it.

My importance to the world is relatively small. On the other hand, my importance to myself is tremendous. I am read more

My importance to the world is relatively small. On the other hand, my importance to myself is tremendous. I am all I have to work with, to play with, to suffer and to enjoy. It is not the eyes of others that I am wary of, but of my own. I do not intend to let myself down more than I can possibly help, and I find that the fewer illusions I have about myself or the world around me, the better company I am for myself.

Some fear the dark; I embrace it. It is the only place where my eyes are blind, and my soul read more

Some fear the dark; I embrace it. It is the only place where my eyes are blind, and my soul wanders freely from the truth of reality.