It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain read more

It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain by himself.

It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be.

It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be.

Poverty was the greatest motivating factor in my life.

Poverty was the greatest motivating factor in my life.

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It read more

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We are born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us, it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.

Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.

Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.

Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.

To know oneself, one should assert oneself.

To know oneself, one should assert oneself.

Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself.

Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself.

Obstacles are things a person sees when he takes his eyes off his goal.

Obstacles are things a person sees when he takes his eyes off his goal.