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 When I hear somebody sigh that "Life is hard," I am always
tempted to ask, "Compared to what?".  
 When I hear somebody sigh that "Life is hard," I am always
tempted to ask, "Compared to what?". 
Fear of death has been the greatest ally of tyranny past and present.
Fear of death has been the greatest ally of tyranny past and present.
 No man is lonely while eating spaghetti. It requires so
much attention.  
 No man is lonely while eating spaghetti. It requires so
much attention. 
For the truly faithful, no miracle is necessary. For those who doubt, no miracle is sufficient.
For the truly faithful, no miracle is necessary. For those who doubt, no miracle is sufficient.
 It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most
intelligent, but the one most responsive to read more 
 It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most
intelligent, but the one most responsive to change. 
The person with a fixed goal, a clear picture of his desire, or an ideal always before him, causes it, read more
The person with a fixed goal, a clear picture of his desire, or an ideal always before him, causes it, through repetition, to be buried deeply in his subconscious mind and is thus enabled, thanks to its generative and sustaining power, to realize his goal in a minimum of time and with a minimum of physical effort. Just pursue the thought unceasingly. Step by step you will achieve realization, for all your faculties and powers become directed to that end.
 Pleasure is a shadow, wealth is vanity, and power a pageant; but
knowledge is ecstatic in enjoyment, perennial in frame, read more 
 Pleasure is a shadow, wealth is vanity, and power a pageant; but
knowledge is ecstatic in enjoyment, perennial in frame, unlimited in space
and indefinite in duration. 
Never ignore a gut feeling, but never believe that it's enough.
Never ignore a gut feeling, but never believe that it's enough.