💬 Quotes

"The stream of consciousness is the fundamental fact of psychology; thoughts do not come in chops or chunks, but flow like a river."

"Habit is the enormous flywheel of society, its most precious conservative agent."

"The greatest revolution of our generation is the discovery that human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives."

"My experience is what I agree to attend to. Only those items which I notice shape my mind—without selective interest, experience is an utter chaos."

"We do not tremble because we are sorry; we feel sorry because we tremble. We do not run because we are afraid; we are afraid because we run."

"The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook."

"Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve."

"Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything."

"Every adversity, every failure, every heartbreak carries with it the seed of an equivalent or greater benefit."

"The way of success is the way of continuous pursuit of knowledge."

"The majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of persistence in creating new plans to take the place of those which fail."

"No two minds ever come together without thereby creating a third, invisible, intangible force which may be likened to a third mind."

"Always say less than necessary."

"When you show yourself to the world and display your talents, you naturally stir up all kinds of resentment, envy, and other manifestations of insecurity."

"Never outshine the master."

"Get others to do the work for you, but always take the credit."

"The best deceivers utilize a broad cloud of false sincerity to camouflage their intentions."

"Everything depends on the art of putting yourself in other people's shoes."

"Vor dem Gesetz steht ein Türhüter. Zu diesem Türhüter kommt ein Mann vom Lande und bittet um Zutritt zum Gesetz."

"Das Verfahren gehört nun einmal zum Prozess."