Great Throughts Treasury

"If I read a book that impresses me, I have to take myself firmly by the hand, before I mix with other people; otherwise they would think my mind rather queer."

"Everyone has inside of him a piece of good news. The good news is that you don't know how great you can be! How much you can love! What you can accomplish! And what your potential is!"

"In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart."

"How true Daddy’s words were when he said: “All children must look after their own upbringing.” Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person’s character lies in their own hands."

"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world."

"The final forming of a person's character lies in his own hands."

"We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different… and yet the same."

"No one has ever become poor by giving."