Are we controlled by our thoughts, or are we controlling our thoughts?
Are you a SNIOP? Someone who is Sensitive to the Negative Influence Of Others?
As the Sandwich Islander believes that the strength and valor of the enemy he kills passes into himself, so we gain the strength of the temptation we resist.
Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.
Don't let other people tell you what you want.
Don't let the negativity given to you by the world disempower you. Instead give to yourself that which empowers you.
Don't take the bull by the horns, take him by the tail; then you can let go when you want to.
Drive thy business or it will drive thee.
Every man wishes to rule the world. Unfortunately, the world rules every man.
Everybody has a hot button. Who is pushing yours? While you probably cannot control that person, you CAN control the way you react to them.
Flow with whatever is happening and let your mind be free. Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate.
Getting your house in order and reducing the confusion gives you more control over your life. Personal organization some how releases or frees you to operate more effectively.
Give me beauty in the inward soul; may the outward and the inward man be at one.
He is great enough that is his own master.
He who has the pepper may season as he lists.
I am not a glutton — I am an explorer of food.
I cannot make the universe obey me. I cannot make other people conform to my own whims and fancies. I cannot make even my own body obey me.
I have only one counsel for you — be master.
If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough.
If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave.