You cannot always control what goes on outside. But you can always control what goes on inside.

You cannot always control what goes on outside. But you can always control what goes on inside.

The two powers which in my opinion constitute a wise man are those of bearing and forbearing.

The two powers which in my opinion constitute a wise man are those of bearing and forbearing.

To err is human, but when the eraser wears out ahead of the pencil, you're overdoing it.

To err is human, but when the eraser wears out ahead of the pencil, you're overdoing it.

The key to faith is what we are willing to sacrifice to obtain it.

The key to faith is what we are willing to sacrifice to obtain it.

It is worse than a crime: it is a mistake.

It is worse than a crime: it is a mistake.

Pleasure usually takes the form of me and now; joy is us and always.

Pleasure usually takes the form of me and now; joy is us and always.

This is certain, that a man that studieth revenge keeps his wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well.

This is certain, that a man that studieth revenge keeps his wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well.

He who bestows his goods upon the poor shall have as much again, and ten times more.

He who bestows his goods upon the poor shall have as much again, and ten times more.

When we're incomplete, we're always searching for somebody to complete us. When, after a few years or a few months read more

When we're incomplete, we're always searching for somebody to complete us. When, after a few years or a few months of a relationship, we find that we're still unfulfilled, we blame our partners and take up with somebody more promising. This can go on and on--series polygamy--until we admit that while a partner can add sweet dimensions to our lives, we, each of us, are responsible for our own fulfillment. Nobody else can provide it for us, and to believe otherwise is to delude ourselves dangerously and to program for eventual failure every relationship we enter.