"that is one of the tricks of opportunity. It has a sly habit of slipping in by the back door, and it often comes disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat. Perhaps this is why so many fail to recognize opportunity" (4).
"Success comes to those who become success conscious" (14).
"If you do not see great riches in your imagination, you will never see them in your bank balance" (29).
"No one is ready for a thing until he believes he can acquire it" (36).
"You will discover that your greatest weakness is lack of self-confidence" (59).
"Both poverty and riches are the offspring of thought" (79).
"The person who stops studying merely because he has finished school is forever hopelessly doomed to mediocrity... The way of success is the way of continuous pursuit of knowledge" (102).
"God seems to throw Himself on the side of the man who knows exactly what he wants, if he is determined to get just that!" (127)
"Most of us to through life as failures, because we are waiting for the "time to be right" to start doing something worthwhile. Do not wait. The time will never be "just right" (170).
"People are prone to give up at the first signs of defeat" (170).
"The world has the habit of making room for the man whose words and actions show that he knows where he is going" (214).
"The majority of people are ready to give up at the first sign of opposition or misfortune" (217).
"If you find yourself lacking in persistence, this weakness may be remedied by building a stronger fire under your desires" (219).
"Riches do not respond to wishes. They respond only to definite plans, backed by definite desires, through constant persistence" (232).
"One is drawn to the inevitable conclusion that persistence, concentration of effort, and definiteness of purpose, were the major sources of their achievements" (239).
"Riches are shy and timid. They have to be 'attracted'" (253).
"Not all knowledge, which one accumulates through "experience", is accurate" (263).
" Married people often bicker over a multitude of trivialities. If these are analyzed accurately, the real cause of the trouble will often be found to be indifference or ignorance on these subjects" (284).
"Man's greatest motivating force is his desire to please woman!" (284).
The seven major positive emotions are the emotion of desire, Faith, love, sex, enthusiasm, romance, and hope. (292).
The seven major negative emotions (to be avoided) are the emotion of fear, jealousy, hatred, revenge, greed, superstition, and anger. (293)
" If you pray for a thing, but have fear as you pray, that you may not receive it, or that your prayer will not be acted upon by Infinite Intelligence, your prayer will have been in vain" (294).
"Fear exists only in one's mind" (323).
"Every human being has the ability to completely control his own mind" (327).
"Self-analysis may disclose weaknesses which one does not like to acknowledge. This form of examination is essential to all who demand of Life more than mediocrity and poverty" (331).
"Nothing which life has to offer is worth the price of worry" (355).
" Without doubt, the most common weakness of all human beings is the habit of leaving their minds open to the negative influence of other people" (360).
"Face squarely the circumstances which make you unhappy" (363).
"It is the satisfaction that comes to all who conquer self and force Life to pay whatever is asked" (373).