None but ourselves can free our minds.

The pendulum of the mind oscillates between sense and nonsense, not between right and wrong.

The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.

It is a wise man that does know the contented man is never poor, whilst the discontented man is never rich.

Never ruin an apology with an excuse.

I have already joined myself in marriage to a husband, namely the kingdom of England.

A person who spends more than he earns is a fool

He that cannot reason is a fool. He that will not is a bigot. He that dare not is a slave.

Criticize the act, not the person.

I've come to believe that all my past failure and frustration were actually laying the foundation for the understandings that have created the new level of living I now enjoy.

What you're thinking is what you're becoming.

Work is the price which is paid for reputation.

Adapt what is useful, reject what is useless, and add what is specifically your own.

Meditation will bring you sensitivity, a great sense of belonging to the world. It is our world - the stars are ours, and we are not foreigners here. We are part of it, we are the heart of it.

The ethos of redemption is realized in self-mastery, by means of temperance, that is, continence of desires.

For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.

In order to change the world, you have to get your head together first

Let no man pull you low enough to hate him.

When prosperity comes, do not use all of it.

You don't become what you want, you become what you believe

This is something basic to be understood: the ego must come to a peak, it must be strong, it must have attained an integrity only then can you dissolve it.