“There are only two ways of getting on in the world either by one's own industry, or by the stupidity of others”

“No power in society, no hardship in your condition can depress you, keep you down, in knowledge, power, virtue, influence, but by your own consent.”

“The man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may take possession of anything else to which he is justly entitled”

“Immense power is acquired by assuring yourself in your secret reveries that you were born to control affairs”

“And while the law (of competition) may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because it ensures the survival of the fittest in every department”

“Love is energy of life.”