We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.
The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.
This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man.
Think before you speak. Read before you think.
When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That's my religion.
When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everyone will respect you.
I'm an introvert. I love being by myself, love being outdoors, love taking a long walk with my dogs and looking at the trees, flowers, the sky.
A bore is someone who deprives you of solitude without providing you with company.
We're all damaged in our own way. Nobody's perfect. I think we're all somewhat screwy. Every single one of us.
I think everybody's weird. We should all celebrate our individuality and not be embarrassed or ashamed of it.
I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence.
Character is like a tree and reputation its shadow. The shadow is what we think it is and the tree is the real thing.
The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.
People do not seem to realise that their opinion of the world is also a confession of their character.
Know thyself.
And one has to understand that braveness is not the absence of fear but rather the strength to keep on going forward despite the fear.
Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.
You don’t need anybody to tell you who you are or what you are. You are what you are!
The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself.
There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self.