My importance to the world is relatively small. On the other hand, my importance to myself is tremendous. I am read more

My importance to the world is relatively small. On the other hand, my importance to myself is tremendous. I am all I have to work with, to play with, to suffer and to enjoy. It is not the eyes of others that I am wary of, but of my own. I do not intend to let myself down more than I can possibly help, and I find that the fewer illusions I have about myself or the world around me, the better company I am for myself.

Character is more important than intelligence for success.

Character is more important than intelligence for success.

Trust your hunches. They're usually based on facts filed away just below the conscious level.

Trust your hunches. They're usually based on facts filed away just below the conscious level.

The only true wisdom consists in knowing that you know nothing. -Unknown.

The only true wisdom consists in knowing that you know nothing. -Unknown.

The object of the superior man is truth.

The object of the superior man is truth.

Every silver lining has a cloud.

Every silver lining has a cloud.

Acting is a matter of giving away secrets.

Acting is a matter of giving away secrets.

The reward of suffering is experience.

The reward of suffering is experience.

Everyone in our culture wants to win a prize. Perhaps that is the grand lesson we have taken with us read more

Everyone in our culture wants to win a prize. Perhaps that is the grand lesson we have taken with us from kindergarten in the age of perversions of Dewey-style education: everyone gets a ribbon, and praise becomes a meaningless narcotic to soothe egoistic distemper.