“ When the heart is sound, it is indifferent to whether anyone praises or blames it, to whether anyone gives or refuses to give it something, to whether anyone brings it close or keeps it at a distance, and to whether anyone accepts it or rejects it.

“ If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away.

“ I am right with the possibility of being wrong, and you are wrong with the possibility of being right.

“ If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart?

“ A man’s measure is his will.

“ Do not be too hard, lest you be broken; do not be too soft, lest you be squeezed.

“ If you have made mistakes, even serious ones, there is always another chance for you. What we call failure is not the falling down but the staying down.

“ You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you.

“ We judge others by their acts, but ourselves by our intentions.

“ Happy people are constantly evaluating themselves and unhappy people are constantly evaluating others.

“ He who seeks knowledge for himself, a little will suffice him; but he who seeks knowledge for the people, the people’s needs are numerous.

“ The Mind is the battlefield of my life, where there are armies of doubt. But conviction remains steadfast.

“ The servant who compromises his principles, for himself or another, will never catch even a scent of being true.

“ A person who is true would not care if his whole value vanished from the hearts of men for the sake of bettering his heart. He does not like people seeing the small bit of his good acts, and does not mind their noticing the worst of them, for to be otherwise would show he wants to be more in their eyes, and this is out of character for those of great faith.

“ Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: That the moment one definitely commits oneself, Providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one’s favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his way. Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.