It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that beliefbecomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.

We do not err because the truth is difficult to see. We err because this is more comfortable

If we shake hands with icy fingures, it is because we have burnt them so horribly before.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

Be notdisturbed at being misunderstood; be disturbed at not understanding.

Old men are dangerous; it does not matter to them what is going to happen to the world.

Astupid act entails doing the work twice over.

Virtue is more clearly shown in the performance of fire actions than in the non-preformance of base ones.

Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a woodengong. With trust, words become life itself.

The present is never a happy state to any being

In anyfree society, the conflict between social conformity and individual libertyis permanent, unresolvable, and necessary.

An adventure is an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered.