act as if you were already happy, and that will tend to make you happy.

every time you don't follow your inner guidance, you feel a loss of energy, loss of power, a sense of spiritual deadness.

it is only by following your deepest instinct that you can lead a rich life.

don't be humble. you're not that great.

when you see a snake, never mind where he came from.

a mistake is simply another way of doing things.

you can't expect to win unless you know why you lose.

there are no shortcuts to any place worth going.

god grant me the courage not to give up what i think is right, even though i think it is hopeless.

your real security is yourself. you know you can do it, and they can't ever take that away from you.

express a mean opinion of yourself occasionally; it will show your friends that you know how to tell the truth.

i never make the mistake of arguing with people for whose opinions i have no respect.

the art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.

psychiatrists say that 1 of 4 people are mentally ill. check three friends. if they're ok, you're it.

we can be knowledgeable with other men's knowledge, but we cannot be wise with other men's wisdom.

the greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.

fashion is what you adopt when you don't know who you are.

i base most of my fashion taste on what doesn't itch.

if you haven't forgiven yourself something, how can you forgive others?

to understand is to forgive - even oneself.

the moment an individual can accept and forgive himself, even a little, is the moment in which he becomes to some degree lovable.

i like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.

the past should be culled like a box of fresh strawberries, rinsed of debris, sweetened judiciously and served in small portions, not very often.

let the past drift away with the water.

the key to wisdom is knowing all the right questions.

"real" means it's there and you can see it, "imaginary" means it's not there and you can't see it, "transparent" means it's there and you can't see it, "virtual" means it's not there, but you can see it.

the golden age only comes to men when they have forgotten gold.

there are people who have money and people who are rich.

money isn't everything, but lack of money isn't anything.

courage is the power to let go of the familiar.

courage is the most important of all virtues, because without it we can't practice any other virtue with consistency.

success is never found. failure is never fatal. courage is the only thing.

courage is very important. like a muscle, it is strengthened by use.

keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others.