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The deepest craving of human nature is the need to be appreciated.



Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing.



A great many people think they are thinking when they are really rearranging their prejudices.



It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult undertaking which, more than anything else, will determine its successful outcome.



Religious awe is the same organic thrill which we feel in a forest at twilight, or in a mountain gorge



All natural goods perish. Riches take wings; fame is a breath; love is a cheat; youth and health and pleasure vanish.



The minute a man ceases to grow, no matter what his years, that minute he begins to be old.



The man whose acquisitions stick is the man who is always achieving and advancing whilst his neighbors, spending most of their time in relearning what they once knew but have forgotten, simply hold their own



I know that you, ladies and gentlemen, have a philosophy, each and all of you, and that the most interesting and important thing about you is the way in which it determines the perspective in your several worlds.



To be a real philosopher all that is necessary is to hate some one else's type of thinking.



The deepest principle of human nature is the craving to be appreciated.



The greatest revolution of our generation is the discovery that human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives



There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision.



The greatest discovery of our generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind. As you think, so shall you be



Your hopes, dreams and aspirations are legitimate. They are trying to take you airborne, above the clouds, above the storms, if you only let them.








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