Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.

He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God.

Man is an animal that makes bargains: no other animal does this – no dog exchanges bones with another.

The first thing you have to know is yourself. A man who knows himself can step outside himself and watch his own reactions like an observer.

Individual Ambition Serves the Common Good.

It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest.

He is led by an invisible hand to promote an end which was no part of his intention.

Expression and communication in the peak – experiences tend often to become poetic, mythical, and rhapsodic as if this were the natural kind of language to express such states of being.

Give people affection and security, and they will give affection and be secure in their feelings and their behavior.

When people appear to be something other than good and decent, it is only because they are reacting to stress, pain, or the deprivation of basic human needs such as security, love, and self-esteem.