# laws of life ## week 1 * when you rule your mind, you rule your world * where there is no vision, the people perish * love has the patience to endure the fault we cannot cure * there are more possibilities in the universe than one can imagine * as you give, so shall you receive ## week 2 * your life becomes what you think * love given is love received * to be forgiven, one must first forgive * an attitude of gratitude creates blessings * you fear what you do not understand ## week 3 * nothing can bring you peace but yourself * listen to learn * wisdom is born of mistakes; confront error and learn * humility leads to prayer as well as progress and brings you in tune with the infinite * failing to plan is planning to fail ## week 4 * beautiful thoughts build a beautiful soul * progress depends on diligence and perseverance * love thy neighbor as thyself * to be wronged in nothing unless you continue to remember it * enthusiasm facilitates achievement ## week 5 * by giving you grow * lost time is never found again * the family that prays together, stays together * if at first you don't succeed, try, try again * it is better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness ## week 6 * it is better to love than be loved * thanksgiving leads to having more to give thanks for * you cannot be lonely if you help the lonely * you are sought after if you reflect love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control * a smile breads a smile ## week 7 * great heroes are humble * agape given grows; agape hoarded dwindles * a measure of mental health is the deposition to find good everywhere * what the mind can conceive, it may achieve * by prayer your receive spiritual energy ## week 8 * what appears to us as the impossible may be simply the untried * I shall allow no man to belittle my soul by making me hate him * real success means not to remain satisfied with any limited goal * enthusiasm is contagious * small attempts repeated will complete any undertaking ## week 9 * defeat isn't bitter if you don't swallow it * the unexamined life is not worth living * you are only as good as your word * tithing often brings prosperity and honor * self-control wins the race ## week 10 * freedom is a fact of life * by asserting our will, many a closed door will open before us * count your blessings and you will have an attitude of gratitude * we learn more by welcoming criticism than by rendering judgment * ask not what you can expect from life; ask what life expects from you ## week 11 * you find what you look for: good or evil, problems or solutions * every ending is a new beginning * the only way to have a friend is to be a friend * man is what he believes * our quantity of spiritual knowledge is smaller than ptolemy's knowledge of astronomy ## week 12 * helpfulness, not willfulness, brings rewards * birds of a feather flock together * crime doesn't pay * you can make opposition work for you * no one knows what he can do until he tries ## week 13 * tis the part of the wise man to keep himself today for tomorrow, and not venture all his eggs in one basket * thoughts are things * as within, so without * thanksgiving, not complaining, attracts people to you * perseverance makes the difference between success and defeat ## week 14 * the secret of a productive life can be sought and found * happiness is always a by-product * the way to mend the bad world is to create the right world * it is better to praise than to criticize * laughter is the best medicine ## week 15 * humility, like darkness, reveals the heavenly light * use wisely your power of choice * if you do not know what you want to achieve with your life, you may not achieve much * more is wrought by prayer than this world dreams of * everything and everyone around you is your teacher ## week 16 * hitch your wagon to a star * the price of greatness is responsibility * good words are worth much and cost little * you can never solve a problem on the same level as the problem * happy relationships depends on not finding the right person, but on being the right person ## week 17 * we receive freely when we give freely * the truth will make you free * if you would find gold, you must search where the gold is * habit is the best of servants, the worst of masters * you cannot discover new oceans until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore ## week 18 * no one's education is ever complete * accentuate the positive; eliminate the negative * forgiving uplifts the forgiver * the light of understanding dissolves the phantom of fear * only one thing is more important than learning from experience, and that is not learning from experience ## week 19 * make yourself necessary to the world and mankind will give you bread * happiness comes from spiritual wealth, not material wealth * thoughts held in mind produce after their kind * progress requires change * fortune knocks at the door of those who are prepared ## week 20 * a good reputation is more valuable than money * to err is human, to forgive is divine * never do anything that you will have to punish yourself for * reverse the word evil and you have the word live * he who has a "why" for which to live, can bear with almost any "how" ## week 21 * all that we are is the result of what we have thought * once a word has been spoken, it cannot be recalled * you have the most powerful weapons on earth - love and prayer * remember, no one can make you feel inferior without your consent * no person was ever honored for what he received. honor has been the reward for what he gave ## week 22 * material progress needs entrepreneurs * as you are active in blessings with others, they find their burdens easier to bear * expect the best and your positive outlook opens the door of opportunity * when anger reigns, negative consequences occur * the wise person looks within his heart and finds eternal peace ## week 23 * preparedness is a step to success * you are on the road to success if you realize that failure is only a detour * thanksgiving leads to giving and forgiving, and to spiritual growth * there is no difficulty that enough love will not conquer * self-control leads to success ## week 24 * your thoughts are like boomerangs * you make yourself and others suffer just as much when you take offense as when you give offense * little things mean a lot * to be upset over what you don't have is to waste what you do have * honesty is the best policy ## week 25 * your prayers can be answered by "yes," but also by "no," and by "alternatives" * healthy minds tend to cause healthy bodies, and vice versa * outward beauty is transient, but inner beauty is lasting * a happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes * help yourself by helping others ## week 26 * you create your own reality * a task takes as long as there is time to do it * often, a pat on the back works better than a kick in the pants * give credit and help to all who have helped you * thoughts can crystallize into habit, and habit solidifies into circumstance ## week 27 * you can build your own heaven or hell on earth * a soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger * the pen is mightier than the sword * worry achieves nothing and wastes valuable time * the greatness is not in me; i am in the greatness ## week 28 * laugh and the world laughs with you; weep, and you weep alone * if nothing is ventured, nothing is gained * honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom * a man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame others * a soul without a high aim is like a ship without a rudder ## week 29 * joy provides assurance, envy brings loneliness * all sunshine makes a desert * whether you think you can or not, you are right * the mind can make a heaven into a hell, or a hell into a heaven * no man is free who is not master of himself ## week 30 * it is by forgetting self that one finds self * leave no stone unturned * what we focus on expands * as you think, so you are * you choose the path you want to walk down ## week 31 * destructive language tends to produce destructive results * success feeds on itself and creates more success * never put off until tomorrow what you can do today * nothing is interesting if you are not interested * what is done is done ## week 32 * we can become bitter or better as a result of our experiences * joy is not in things, but is in you * misfortunes can be blessings * happiness pursued, eludes; happiness given, returns * thoughts of doubt and fear are pathways to failure ## week 33 * by their fruits you shall know them * optimism has its roots in the abiding goodness * if you think you know it all, you are less likely to learn more * we carry within us the wonders that we seek without us * the shadow of ignorance is fear ## week 34 * you're either part of the problem, or part of the solution * a loving person lives in a loving world * the borrower is a servant to the lender * whatever you have, you must use it or lose * it's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice ## week 35 * those who seldom make mistakes seldom make discoveries * the measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he would never be found out * change your mind to change your life * progress and growth are impossible if you always do things the way you've always done things * it is more blessed to give than to receive ## week 36 * holding onto grievances is a decision to suffer * the seven deadly sins are pride, lust, sloth, envy, anger, covetousness, and gluttony * appearances are often deceiving * zeal is the inward fire of the soul that urges you onward toward your goal * minds are like parachutes - they only function when they are open ## week 37 * you are more defined by what comes out of your mouth than what goes in * the journey of a thousand miles begins with one step * the dark of night is not the end of the world * love conquers all things * count your blessings every day and they will grow and multiply like well-tended plants ## week 38 * you never really lose until you stop trying * everyone should keep in reserve an alternative plan for livelihood * if you are facing in the right direction, all you need to do is keep walking * the unknown is not unknowable and is vastly greater than the known * forgiveness benefits both the giver and the receiver ## week 39 * humility opens the door to progress * your dreams can come true when you activate them * work is love made visible * for every effort, there is a cause * those who do good do well ## week 40 * focus on where you want to go instead of where you have been * you get back what you give out * thanksgiving opens the door to spiritual growth * the more love we give, the more love we have left * every useful life is a ministry --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. 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