My death and life,
My bane and antidote, are both before me.

My death and life,
My bane and antidote, are both before me.

Here burns my candle out; ay, here it dies,
Which, whiles it lasted, gave King Henry light.

Here burns my candle out; ay, here it dies,
Which, whiles it lasted, gave King Henry light.

A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies.

A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies.

Our destiny changes with our thought; we shall become what we wish to become, do what we wish to do, read more

Our destiny changes with our thought; we shall become what we wish to become, do what we wish to do, when our habitual thought corresponds with our desire.

Everything is determined, the beginning as well as the end, by forces over which we have no control. It is read more

Everything is determined, the beginning as well as the end, by forces over which we have no control. It is determined for the insect, as well as for the star. Human beings, vegetables, or cosmic dust, we all dance to a mysterious tune, intoned in the distance by an invisible piper.

They only fall, that strive to move,
Or lose, that care to keep.

They only fall, that strive to move,
Or lose, that care to keep.

In life, the only certainty is uncertainty.

In life, the only certainty is uncertainty.

To decide, to be at the level of choice, is to take responsibility for your life and to be in read more

To decide, to be at the level of choice, is to take responsibility for your life and to be in control of your life.

For I am a weed,
Flung from the rock, on Ocean's foam, to sail,
Where'er the surge read more

For I am a weed,
Flung from the rock, on Ocean's foam, to sail,
Where'er the surge may sweep, the tempest's breath prevail.