Charles Glassman Quotes & Sayings

We hurt ourselves much more than anyone can hurt us just by believing the stupid thoughts we get sometimes. — Charles F. Glassman

Sometimes, all it takes to lift the sadness from another is to let them know how much you appreciate them and how grateful you are having them in your life. — Charles F. Glassman

Letting go of anger is the best way to find peace of mind, a healthier pain-free body, and an indomitable spirit. — Charles F. Glassman

Love is not always fireworks and magic. Often we'll experience it in the form of patience, acceptance, loyalty, and mutual respect. — Charles F. Glassman

When regret seeps into today, it steals our hope for tomorrow. — Charles F. Glassman

The toughest habits to break are the ones we take with us from childhood. — Charles F. Glassman

Forgiving someone doesn't mean pretending nothing happened. Rather, it means releasing the burden of anger and obsession so you can move on with your life. — Charles F. Glassman

Anger, regret, resentment, blame, worry, and guilt all lead to one place: fear. Don't let that fear stand in the way of recognizing your true worth. — Charles F. Glassman

When choosing friends, I seek quality, not quantity. — Charles F. Glassman

Try calculating the probability of getting a call from an old friend after just thinking about them. Or, your favorite song coming on the radio just as you turn on the car. Or, you smiling at a stranger, just as they needed to receive a smile. These are the events unexplained by logic, reason, and probability, yet are the foundation and guiding principles of faith. — Charles F. Glassman

Let understanding, compassion, and kindness be the foundation of our religion and Earth be our place of worship. — Charles F. Glassman

Before searching for happiness in others, we must first find it in ourselves. — Charles F. Glassman

Success is too often measured by the size of one's bank account or the degree of their celebrity. Yet, neither can truly represent the size of one's character or the depth of their soul. — Charles F. Glassman

It's very important to choose our words very carefully because miscommunication leads to misunderstanding, which rarely leads to anything good. — Charles F. Glassman

Staring at the light of another blinds the view of our own. — Charles F. Glassman

Since most of us are just trying to figure it all out, why not be kind and considerate while on the journey? — Charles F. Glassman

One thought can make your day, or break your day. Therefore, happiness can be just one thought away. — Charles F. Glassman

Every road has unexpected curves. We can allow them to interrupt our journey, while wishing they weren't there. Or, we can make adjustments, while all along continuing to move ahead. Ultimately, the choice is ours. — Charles F. Glassman

The statement at the core of all disagreements: I'm right, you're wrong. — Charles F. Glassman

The right things will happen, at the right time, and for the right reasons when we reject fear and doubt. — Charles F. Glassman

God's image is more than flesh and bones. — Charles F. Glassman

A nice warm shower, a cup of tea, and a caring ear may be all you need to warm your heart. — Charles F. Glassman

If only more people lusted to be kind than lusted to be rich, then maybe we could begin to know true wealth. — Charles F. Glassman

We can learn from teaching. But in order to master, we must be the teacher. — Charles F. Glassman

No matter how rough someone's life is, it's never an excuse to be mean. — Charles F. Glassman

Attraction is so much more than a pretty face. It's face is passion, attitude, kindness, & faith. — Charles F. Glassman

Faith is not blind if you consistently take the right actions to reveal it. — Charles F. Glassman

in order to see, we must first open our eyes. — Charles F. Glassman

When we constantly react to assumptions and hearsay, bad things happen. — Charles F. Glassman

For the sake of your health and happiness, replace the loss that causes sadness with the thanks that yields gratitude. — Charles F. Glassman

When someone needs you to be small, for them to be big, it's not love or friendship they seek; it's power. — Charles F. Glassman

Don't believe you've reached the end before you've even reached the beginning. — Charles F. Glassman

In the long run, our comfort zone becomes our uncomfortable zone. — Charles F. Glassman

A positive mindset is probably the single most powerful elixir you can take for your health. — Charles F. Glassman

Why are habits so hard to break? Because the cells on our insides get accustomed to what we are doing on the outside. — Charles F. Glassman

Being honest with yourself will help you recognize when someone is being honest with you. — Charles F. Glassman

The moment you think you've won an argument is when you've lost. — Charles F. Glassman

Just because someone throws their success in your face doesn't mean you have to let it get in your eyes. — Charles F. Glassman

Guilt is to your health as a thief is to your wealth. — Charles F. Glassman

The only answers to the question, "why me", are more situations that raise the same question. That's because self-pity is a wall that blocks all light. — Charles F. Glassman

Although our physical reality may seem to indicate otherwise, we all possess an indomitable spirit that originates from our Divine nature. — Charles F. Glassman

Would we love the warm sunny days as much, if it were not for the cold rainy ones? — Charles F. Glassman

Amidst the swirling tides of frustration and overwhelm, there is always enough time to take a step back, gather your thoughts and say, I can do this! — Charles F. Glassman

The thinking at the epicenter of most human conflict: I'm right; you're wrong. — Charles F. Glassman

I'd rather someone be honest and tell me something that I didn't want to hear, rather than dishonest and tell me something I want to hear. — Charles F. Glassman

We all have strengths and weaknesses. The best advice is to embrace, focus on, and nurture our strengths. Unless, of course, those strengths include exploiting the weaknesses of others. Then I suggest discovering new ones. — Charles F. Glassman

Don't be in such a rush to see how things turn out. Pave your course, adjust when you need to, and enjoy the ride. — Charles F. Glassman

Sometimes all it takes is a kind person to take you by the hand, hold you tightly, and gently whisper, Everything's going to be all right. — Charles F. Glassman

Life is hard enough. So don't surround yourself with people who thrive on drama and make it even harder. — Charles F. Glassman

Expecting problems and constantly preparing for them, not only creates anxiety, but a legacy of disappointment. — Charles F. Glassman

When we can only be happy for the success of those less fortunate, we are secretly undermining our own success. — Charles F. Glassman

Our body is simply a vehicle for our soul. But if we want our soul to travel in style, we must take good care of our body. — Charles F. Glassman

We can learn from a teacher. But in order to master, we must become the teacher. — Charles F. Glassman

The only way big miracles come about is when we don't forget the small ones. — Charles F. Glassman

Only a few moments in life have paved the road we're on. What we choose to do between those moments will ultimately shape our destiny. — Charles F. Glassman

Being a good father to our children requires a few goals:
1. Be an example of personal responsibility
2. Display self-respect
3. Be an example of personal growth, passion, and perseverance
4. Recognize and accept your child's particular gifts and nurture them, not wish they had others
5. Love and respect your wife — Charles F. Glassman

The best way to expose our ignorance is to hold on to biased ideas and opinions, because we fear giving the upper hand to the other side. — Charles F. Glassman

Although to our automatic brain, change always means potential danger. In order to calm that brain, it means embracing change so to turn on the light in our mind and open the door to our true potential. — Charles F. Glassman

Some of the hardest battles we fight are those against the demons of our past, over which we have no control. — Charles F. Glassman

If you can continue to smile through hardship and pain, then your moment will come ... just be patient. — Charles F. Glassman

The person from whom we need love most is ourselves. — Charles F. Glassman

Being the best is rarely within our reach. Doing our best is always within our reach. — Charles F. Glassman

It's okay to glance at the light of another. But when you look to long, it will blind you from seeing your own. — Charles F. Glassman

Fear uncovers the impossible, while faith uncovers the possible. — Charles F. Glassman

Are the accomplishments that people boast about real? Probably. But I'd rather hang out with real people, and real people don't have to boast. — Charles F. Glassman

The most sincere form of kindness is not to show off our greatness but to help another discover their own. — Charles F. Glassman

All roads to world peace travel through peace of mind. — Charles F. Glassman

Dreams may seem far, but the steps we take are close. Focus on these steps and watch your dreams magically appear. — Charles F. Glassman

I find it extremely frustrating that those who strive for prestige get a free pass on the bad behavior it often takes to get there. — Charles F. Glassman

If your comfort zone is misery, it's time to get uncomfortable. — Charles F. Glassman

Politics and self-interest should never stand in the way of finding the truth. — Charles F. Glassman

A little belief, a little hope, a little faith
is sometimes all you need to see the light. — Charles F. Glassman

When we hold onto worry, regret, and anger, peace of mind, strength of body, and freedom of spirit eludes us. — Charles F. Glassman

Sometimes, challenging a person to do their best is the most kind and compassionate thing you can do for them. — Charles F. Glassman

No one can declare your feelings and emotions illegal or judge them unworthy. You feel what you feel. — Charles F. Glassman

Although some say it is both a blessing and a curse to feel so deeply, I will take sensitivity over indifference every time. — Charles F. Glassman

Unsolicited advice is usually more about the needs of the giver than the receiver. — Charles F. Glassman

Always be yourself ... unless you're mean and narcissistic; then don't. — Charles F. Glassman

As you see the need to change your partner to save the relationship, it is then time to end it. — Charles F. Glassman

When action replaces reaction, change happens — Charles F. Glassman

I prefer to surround myself with people who reveal their imperfection, rather than people who fake their perfection. — Charles F. Glassman

Habits are familiar and comfortable, putting our reactions on autopilot and often leading us, instead, to great discomfort. — Charles F. Glassman

My prescription for better health is to let go of the six things that could be destroying it - anger, regret, blame, resentment, worry, and guilt. — Charles F. Glassman

If we raise our children to dream about getting that six-figure job, we just might be taking away their ability of having that seven-figure integrity. — Charles F. Glassman

Faith plus action equals transformation. — Charles F. Glassman

Being angry, resentful, or saddened by rejection can suck the sweetness out of acceptance. — Charles F. Glassman

When I remove the layers that say I can't, I discover a burning ember that says I should, I can, and I will. — Charles F. Glassman

The Top 4 Causes of Medical Problems: stress,negative mindset,poor diet, sedentary lifestyle. — Charles F. Glassman

If you don't think it's nearly impossible to change someone who is not willing to change, just think how hard it is to change yourself, and you are willing. — Charles F. Glassman

Sometimes, what's so right turns out to be wrong. And sometimes what's so wrong turns out to be right. Did you ever think it may be time to just go with the flow? — Charles F. Glassman

There are few things more contagious than a healthy attitude. — Charles F. Glassman

You won't find your soul in a textbook, self-help book, or buy it in a store. Sometimes, it's just a matter of looking past the anger, regret, and envy to see its smiling face. — Charles F. Glassman

Integrity is always taking the high road, even it means you have to drive a little slower. — Charles F. Glassman

It takes a rare person to care the same or more about you than themselves. So, until you find that person, please look after yourself. — Charles F. Glassman

Sometimes what seems so right turns out wrong and what seems so wrong turns out right. What do I call this phenomenon? Life. — Charles F. Glassman

Action is prayer in motion. — Charles F. Glassman

A little belief, a little faith, a little hope is sometimes all that is needed to see the light. — Charles F. Glassman

Anxiety, and the physical symptoms it causes, is merely fog along the path of independence and discovery. — Charles F. Glassman

Stress can destroy much more than just our physical health. Too often, it eats away at our hope, belief, and faith. — Charles F. Glassman

A drowning person cannot help someone else who is drowning. — Charles F. Glassman