“It understood you just as far as you wanted to be understood, believed in you as you would like to believe in yourself, and assured you that it had precisely the impression of you that, at your best, you hoped to convey.”

“He smiled understandingly-much more than understandingly. It was one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it, that you may come across four or five times in life. It faced--or seemed to face--the whole eternal world for an instant, and then concentrated on you with an irresistible prejudice in your favor. It understood you just as far as you wanted to be understood, believed in you as you would like to believe in yourself, and assured you that it had precisely the impression of you that, at your best, you hoped to convey.”

“Anything is possible if you just believe. But if you want to start believing, start with yourself.”

“At some time in your life, you probably had someone believe in you when you didn't believe in yourself.”

“If you truly understood the holiness of God, you would have a proper attitude about yourself.”

“If you can't make yourself understood by your friends, you'll be in trouble when your enemies come for you.”