For a long time it has seemed to me that life was about to begin; Real
life. But there was read more

For a long time it has seemed to me that life was about to begin; Real
life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something 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.

You must learn from the mistakes of others. You can't possibly
live long enough to make them all yourself.

You must learn from the mistakes of others. You can't possibly
live long enough to make them all yourself.

My life has been filled with terrible misfortune; most of which never
happened.

My life has been filled with terrible misfortune; most of which never
happened.

Though I might travel afar, I will meet only what I carry with
me, for every man is amirror. We read more

Though I might travel afar, I will meet only what I carry with
me, for every man is amirror. We see only ourselves reflected in
those around us. Their attitudes and actions are only a reflection of our
own. The whole world and its condition has its counter parts within us
all. Turn the gaze inward. Correct yourself and your world will
change.

A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but
rather a person with a certain read more

A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but
rather a person with a certain set of attitudes.

There are many who are living far below their possibilities because
they are continually handing over their individualities to others. read more

There are many who are living far below their possibilities because
they are continually handing over their individualities to others. Do you
want to be a power in the world? Then be yourself. Be true to the highest
within your soul and then allow yourself to be governed by no customs or
conventionalities or arbitrary man-made rules that are not founded on
principle.

When we realize one Dream, sometimes a deeper Dream reveals itself. At
other times a parallel Dream appears. The one read more

When we realize one Dream, sometimes a deeper Dream reveals itself. At
other times a parallel Dream appears. The one that scares the hell out of
you is probably it.

There are obviously two educations. One should teach us how to make a
living. The other should teach us how read more

There are obviously two educations. One should teach us how to make a
living. The other should teach us how to live.

It is up to us to give ourselves recognition. If we wait for it to come from others, we feel read more

It is up to us to give ourselves recognition. If we wait for it to come from others, we feel resentful when it doesn't, and when it does, we may well reject it.