Mandino wrote The Legend Of The Ten Scrolls which are:

Scroll I - Commitment

• I will form good habits and become their slaves

Scroll II - Love

• I will greet this day with love in my heart

Scroll III - Persistence

• I will persist until I succeed

Scroll IV - Miracle

• I am nature's greatest miracle

Scroll V - Time

• I will live this day as if it is my last

Scroll VI - Emotion

• Today I will be master of my emotions

Scroll VII - Laughter

• I will laugh at the world

Scroll VIII - Value

• Today I will multiply my value a hundredfold

Scroll IX - Action

• I will act now

Scroll X - Guidance

• I will pray for guidance

Mandino's main philosophical message was to "do it now". In Scroll IX, the phrase I will act now is written 18 times. Although Mandino's philosophical messages have Christian undertones, they are actually encouragements through repetitive actions that build good habits.