Value work. But not any kind of work. Ask yourself "Is the work vital, strengthening my own character, or inspiring others, or helping the world?".

Be wise in the use of time. The question in life is not "how much time do we have?" The question is "what shall we do with it?"

Let us assume nothing, and we shall not be moritifed.

Whatever we really are, that let us be, in all fearlessness. Whatever we are not, that let us cease striving to be.

Every moment of worry weakens the soul for its daily combat.

Worry is spiritual nearsightedness, a fumbling way of looking at little things, and of magnifying their value.

Life is large. We cannot possibly grasp the whole of it in the few years that we have to live. What is vital? What is essential? What may we profitably let go?

time spent in being interrupted is not time lost. ... How do we know but that the interruption we snarl at is the most blessed thing that has come to us in long days?

It is not our failures that distress us so much as our idiocies.

I decided to stay in bed until noon. Maybe by then half the world would be dead and it would only be half as hard to take.

For me, singing was real life, not two plus two equals four.

I believe there was a big bang and that because of that we are all connected into infinity, and I know very little having to do with human beings that doesn't also have to do with connection.

If satan can keep you in the sense realm, he will destroy you - but if you keep him in the faith realm, you'll put him under your feet.

Germany is in favor of integration precisely because we don't want dominance.

Money frees you from doing things you dislike. Since I dislike doing nearly everything, money is handy.

If I had to choose, I'd choose my friends over my career.

The Devil...clutched hold of the miserable young man...and flew off with him through the ceiling, since which time nothing has been heard of him.

When it draws near to witching time of night.

Don’t do to your daughters what has been done to you! They are perfect and beautiful.