“ To study the abnormal is the best way of understanding the normal. ”

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

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

“ Faith means belief in something concerning which doubt is theoretically possible. ”

“ It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live at all. And often enough our faith beforehand in an uncertified result is the only thing that makes the result come true. ”

“ If merely 'feeling good' could decide, drunkenness would be the supremely valid human experience. ”

“ The sway of alcohol over mankind is unquestionably due to its power to stimulate the mystical faculties of human nature, usually crushed to earth by the cold facts and dry criticisms of the sober hour. ”

“ Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power. ”

“ If you want a quality, act as if you already had it. ”

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