“ To change ones life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly. ”

“ There must be something solemn, serious, and tender about any attitude which we denominate religious. If glad, it must not grin or snicker if sad, it must not scream or curse. ”

“ The aim of a college education is to teach you to know a good man when you see one. ”

“ There is but one cause of human failure. And that is man's lack of faith in his true Self. ”

“ If you care enough for a result, you will most certainly attain it. ”

“ Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power. ”

“ Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. ”

“ Knowledge about life is one thing effective occupation of a place in life, with its dynamic currents passing through your being, is another. ”

“ Time itself comes in drops. ”

“ The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it. ”