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Man shapes himself through decisions that shape his environment.

When man decides he can control nature, he's in deep trouble.

The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation, the man of manly character and of wisdom.

A strong, successful man is not the victim of his environment. He creates favorable conditions. His own inherent force and energy compel things to turn out as he desires.

Man must cease attributing his problems to his environment, and learn again to exercise his will - his personal responsibility in the realm of faith and morals.

There is a great deal of human nature in man.

Nature governs man by no principle more fixed than that which leads him to pursue his interest.

Man is an extraordinarily fixed and limited animal whose nature is absolutely constant. It is only by tradition and organisation that anything decent can be got out of him.

Every man builds his world in his own image. He has the power to choose, but no power to escape the necessity of choice.