Defeat is a state of mind; no one is ever defeated until defeat has been accepted by reality

Ultimately the greatest help is self-help.

Concentration is the root of all the higher abilities in man.

Reality is apparent when one ceases to compare.

Learning is never cumulative, it is a movement of knowing which has no beginning and no end.

What Is, is more important than What Should Be.

The happiness that is derived from excitement is like a brilliant fire- soon it will go out.