Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.

Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.

The soul is that which denies the body. For example, that which refuses to run when the body trembles, to read more

The soul is that which denies the body. For example, that which refuses to run when the body trembles, to strike when the body is angry, to drink when the body is thirsty. - Definitions, 1953.

The world is so fast that there are days when the person who says it can't be done is interrupted read more

The world is so fast that there are days when the person who says it can't be done is interrupted by the person who is doing it.

Ordinary people believe only in the possible. Extraordinary people visualize not what is possible or probable, but rather what is read more

Ordinary people believe only in the possible. Extraordinary people visualize not what is possible or probable, but rather what is impossible. And by visualizing the impossible, they begin to see it as possible.

In real love you want the other person's good. In romantic love, you want
the other person.

In real love you want the other person's good. In romantic love, you want
the other person.

What is to give light must endure the burning.

What is to give light must endure the burning.

Happiness is a continuation of happenings which are not resisted.

Happiness is a continuation of happenings which are not resisted.

Fear is that little darkroom where negatives are
developed.

Fear is that little darkroom where negatives are
developed.

Live your life each day as you would climb a mountain. An occasional glance toward the summit keeps the goal read more

Live your life each day as you would climb a mountain. An occasional glance toward the summit keeps the goal in mind, but many beautiful scenes
are to be observed from each new vantage point. Climb slowly, steadily,
enjoying each passing moment; and the view from the summit will serve as a
fitting climax for the journey.