Another destructive channel to well being is comfort: it destroys self-confidence and robs one of a sense of responsibility. There is no greater gift we can bestow upon others than a happy smile and a constructive thought of well being. To be happy means that one must first have happiness within, and this comes only through a balanced mind and wisdom. –Alfred J. Parker

There is nothing in life harder to learn that the lesson of service to your fellow man - to love him for what he is. It is easy to love yourself, but it is hard to love someone else. That is the lesson we have to learn. Usually we learn this lesson through bitter experiences. –Alfred J. Parker

Always be individual; never do things that are not right just to be sociable. Being honest with yourself and the Principle is your first duty. –Alfred J. Parker

Pure logic scintillates in human darkness like the refraction of light from lovely jewels. It stands out amidst mental confusion. –Alfred J. Parker