James Allen·1903·Ilfracombe, EnglandA man is literally what he thinks, his character being the complete sum of all his thoughts.
James Allen·1903·Ilfracombe, EnglandAll that a man achieves and all that he fails to achieve is the direct result of his own thoughts.
James Allen·1903You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.
Marcus Aurelius·170 AD·CarnuntumThe happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.
Epictetus·135 ADMen are disturbed, not by things, but by the principles and notions which they form concerning things.
Marcus Aurelius·180 ADExternal things are not the problem. It's your assessment of them. Which you can erase right now.
Epictetus·135 ADIn a word, neither death, nor exile, nor pain, nor anything of this kind is the real cause of our doing or not doing any action, but our inward opinions and principles.
Alfred Adler·1937Meanings are not determined by situations, but we determine ourselves by the meanings we give to situations.
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry·1942·New York, United StatesIt is in your act that you exist, not in your body. Your act is yourself, and there is no other you.
Carl Jung·1951Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.
Ralph Waldo Emerson·1860·ConcordThe only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.
Marcus Aurelius·171 AD·AquincumYou have power over your mind — not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.