It doesn't matter how one was brought up. What determines the way one does anything is personal power.

Quote by Carlos Castaneda

Topics: Self Mastery Quotes

Self-importance is our greatest enemy. Think about it - what weakens us is feeling offended...

Self-importance is our greatest enemy. Think about it - what weakens us is feeling offended...

Personal history must be constantly renewed by telling parents, relatives, and friends everything one does....

Personal history must be constantly renewed by telling parents, relatives, and friends everything one does....

Look at every path closely and deliberately, then ask ourselves this crucial question: Does this...

Look at every path closely and deliberately, then ask ourselves this crucial question: Does this...

I wanted to convince you that you must learn to make every act count, since...

I wanted to convince you that you must learn to make every act count, since...

Any path is only a path, and there is no affront, to oneself or to...

Any path is only a path, and there is no affront, to oneself or to...

I wanted to convince you that you must learn to make every act count, since...

I wanted to convince you that you must learn to make every act count, since...

The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make...

The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make...

A man of knowledge lives by acting, not by thinking about acting.

A man of knowledge lives by acting, not by thinking about acting.

The self-confidence of the warrior is not the self-confidence of the average man. The average...

The self-confidence of the warrior is not the self-confidence of the average man. The average...

To achieve the mood of a warrior is not a simple matter. It is a...

To achieve the mood of a warrior is not a simple matter. It is a...

To be a warrior is not a simple matter of wishing to be one. It...

To be a warrior is not a simple matter of wishing to be one. It...

The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make...

The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make...

The only thing that is real is the being in you that is going to...

The only thing that is real is the being in you that is going to...

A warrior thinks of death when things become unclear. The idea of death is the...

A warrior thinks of death when things become unclear. The idea of death is the...

All paths are the same, leading nowhere. Therefore, pick a path with heart!

All paths are the same, leading nowhere. Therefore, pick a path with heart!

I wanted to convince you that you must learn to make every act count, since...

I wanted to convince you that you must learn to make every act count, since...

It has been said that beauty brings a promise of happiness, but it could be...

It has been said that beauty brings a promise of happiness, but it could be...

Beauty is whatever gives joy.

Beauty is whatever gives joy.

The mathematical sciences particularly exhibit order, symmetry, and limitation; and these are the greatest forms...

The mathematical sciences particularly exhibit order, symmetry, and limitation; and these are the greatest forms...

Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart

Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart

Today's egg is better than tomorrow's hen

Today's egg is better than tomorrow's hen

Grace must find expression in life, otherwise it is not grace.

Grace must find expression in life, otherwise it is not grace.

Us sing and dance, make faces and give flower bouquets, trying to be loved. You...

Us sing and dance, make faces and give flower bouquets, trying to be loved. You...