It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome. attitude
Our faith is faith in someone else's faith, and in the greatest matters this is most the case. faith
Wisdom is learning what to overlook. learning & wisdom
Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. motivational
Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got a second. sports
There is but one cause of human failure. And that is man's lack of faith in his true Self. failure & faith
The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated. nature
Man lives for science as well as bread. science
The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes. life
We have to live today by what truth we can get today and be ready tomorrow to call it falsehood. truth
If the grace of God miraculously operates, it probably operates through the subliminal door. God
The history of philosophy is to a great extent that of a certain clash of human temperaments. great & history
A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices. great
It is well for the world that in most of us, by the age of thirty, the character has set like plaster, and will never soften again. age
Time itself comes in drops. time
This life is worth living, we can say, since it is what we make it. life
The aim of a college education is to teach you to know a good man when you see one. education & good
To study the abnormal is the best way of understanding the normal. best
We are all ready to be savage in some cause. The difference between a good man and a bad one is the choice of the cause. good
Begin to be now what you will be hereafter. motivational
Belief creates the actual fact. inspirational
A chain is no stronger than its weakest link, and life is after all a chain. life
If you care enough for a result, you will most certainly attain it. leadership
Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing. humor
Action may not bring happiness but there is no happiness without action. happiness
In business for yourself, not by yourself. business
If you want a quality, act as if you already had it. leadership
Knowledge about life is one thing effective occupation of a place in life, with its dynamic currents passing through your being, is another. knowledge
If merely 'feeling good' could decide, drunkenness would be the supremely valid human experience. experience & good
Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power. power
To change ones life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly. change & life
Faith means belief in something concerning which doubt is theoretically possible. faith
The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook. art & wisdom
The ideas gained by men before they are twenty-five are practically the only ideas they shall have in their lives. men
The best argument I know for an immortal life is the existence of a man who deserves one. best
Truth is what works. truth
The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it. great & life
The community stagnates without the impulse of the individual. The impulse dies away without the sympathy of the community. sympathy
Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact. life
Great emergencies and crises show us how much greater our vital resources are than we had supposed. great