The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving.

The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving.

Always do right- this will gratify some and astonish the rest.

Always do right- this will gratify some and astonish the rest.

To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.

To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.

You need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for high goals.

You need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for high goals.

To be wholly devoted to some intellectual exercise is to have succeeded in life.

To be wholly devoted to some intellectual exercise is to have succeeded in life.

Do not brood over your past mistakes and failures as this will only fill your mind with grief, regret and read more

Do not brood over your past mistakes and failures as this will only fill your mind with grief, regret and depression. Do not repeat them in the future.

Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.

Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.

Really great people make you feel that you, too, can become great.

Really great people make you feel that you, too, can become great.

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It read more

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We are born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us, it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.