A man who is master of himself can end a sorrow as easily as he can invent a pleasure. I read more

A man who is master of himself can end a sorrow as easily as he can invent a pleasure. I don't want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them.

The lunatics have taken charge of the asylum.
- Richard Rowland,

The lunatics have taken charge of the asylum.
- Richard Rowland,

The one thing over which you have absolute control is your own thoughts. It is this that puts you in read more

The one thing over which you have absolute control is your own thoughts. It is this that puts you in a position to control your own destiny.

To get up each morning with the resolve to be happy... is to set our own conditions to the events read more

To get up each morning with the resolve to be happy... is to set our own conditions to the events of each day. To do this is to condition circumstances instead of being conditioned by them.

You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests read more

You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair.

You cannot always control what goes on outside. But you can always control what goes on inside.

You cannot always control what goes on outside. But you can always control what goes on inside.

Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.

Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.

Your mind must control, but you must have heart . . . . Give your feeling free.

Your mind must control, but you must have heart . . . . Give your feeling free.

Do the thing you fear to do and keep on doing it... that is the quickest and surest way ever read more

Do the thing you fear to do and keep on doing it... that is the quickest and surest way ever yet discovered to conquer fear.