Marcus Aureliusยท170 ADยทCarnuntumThe happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.
Ernest Shackletonยท1921ยทSouthThe quality I look for most is optimism: especially optimism in the face of reverses and apparent defeat.
James Allenยท1903ยทIlfracombe, EnglandAll that a man achieves and all that he fails to achieve is the direct result of his own thoughts.
James Allenยท1903You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.
William Jamesยท1895ยทCambridge, United StatesBe not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact.
Ralph Waldo Emersonยท1841ยทConcordWhat lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
Marcus Aureliusยท170 ADยทCarnuntumVery little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.