Humility is often merely feigned submissiveness assumed in order to subject others, an artifice of pride which stoops to conquer, and although pride has a thousand ways of transforming itself it is never so well disguised and able to take people in as when masquerading as humility.

When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures of emotion, creatures bristling with prejudice, and motivated by pride and vanity. read more

• Thought Dealing People Remember Creatures Logic Emotion Bristling Prejudice Motivated by Pride Vanity

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The worst loneliness is not to be comfortable with yourself. read more

• Thought Worst Loneliness Comfortable

Democracy is not a fragile flower; still it needs cultivating. read more

• Thought Democracy Fragile Flower Still Needs Cultivating

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A positive attitude can destroy every negative obstacle. read more

• Thought Positive Attitude Destroy Every Negative Obstacle

With confidence, you can reach truly amazing heights; without confidence, even the simplest accomplishments are beyond your grasp. read more

• Thought Confidence Reach Truly Amazing Heights Without Even Simplest Accomplishments Beyond Grasp

The love of justice is, in most men, nothing more than the fear of suffering injustice read more

• Thought Love Justice Most Men Nothing More Fear Suffering Injustice

If we had no faults we should not take so much pleasure in noting those of others. read more

• Thought Had Faults Take Much Pleasure Noting Those Others

In the human heart new passions are forever being born; the overthrow of one almost always means the rise of another. read more

• Thought Human Heart New Passions Forever Born Overthrow Almost Means Rise Another

No man is clever enough to know all the evil he does. read more

• Thought Man Clever Enough Evil Does

There is a kind of love, the excess of which forbids jealousy. read more

• Thought Kind Love Excess Which Forbids Jealousy