You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and to impoverish yourself if you forget the errand.

Whatever lifts the corners of your mouth, trust that.

I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live by the light that I have. I must stand with anybody that stands right, and stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong.

Failure is not our only punishment for laziness; there is also the success of others.

The marble not yet carved can hold the form of every thought the greatest artist has.

Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change.

People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.

Freedom and independence form my character.

To myself I am only a child playing on the beach, while vast oceans of truth lie undiscovered before me.

Some people feel the rain. Others just get wet.

The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have.

If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free. If our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed.

If you treat an individual as he is, he will remain how he is. But if you treat him as if he were what he ought to be and could be, he will become what he ought to be and could be

To give real service, you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money.

It always seems impossible until it's done.

Don't wish it were easier, wish you were better.

Doing what you love is the cornerstone of having abundance in your life.

Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.

Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.

Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.

After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.