Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand

"Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy."

"Live in day-tight compartments."

"Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday."

"Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration, and resentment."

"Co-operate with the inevitable."

"It's not what you have, but what you enjoy that constitutes abundance."

"Put a stop-loss order on your worries."

"You can measure the size of a person by what makes him or her angry."

"If you want to keep happiness, you have to share it."

"The royal road to a man's heart is to talk to him about the things he treasures most."

"Do the thing you fear to do and keep on doing it... that is the quickest and surest way ever yet discovered to conquer fear."

"Feeling sorry for yourself, and your present condition, is not only a waste of energy but the worst habit you could possibly have."

"Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire."

"You can conquer almost any fear if you will only make up your mind to do so. For remember, fear doesn't exist anywhere except in the mind."

"When we hate our enemies, we are giving them power over us: power over our sleep, our appetites, our blood pressure, our health, and our happiness."

"Let's never try to get even with our enemies, because if we do we will hurt ourselves far more than we hurt them."

"Count your blessings—not your troubles!"

"If you have a worry problem, here is the most important fact you should know about worry: it is impossible to worry and live in the present moment at the same time."

"Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune."