"There is no doubt that in exchanging a self-centered for a selfless life we gain enormously in self-esteem. The vanity of the selfless, even those who practice utmost humility, is boundless."

-- Eric Hoffer

#Self Esteem Quotes #Humility Quotes #Vanity Quotes

“Beauty, the smile of God, Music, His voice.”

Source : Robert Underwood Johnson (1919). “Collected Poems, 1881-1919”
“After years of hotels, I'm horribly inept at cleaning up after myself.”
“The monstrosity of sexual intercourse outside marriage is that those who indulge in it are trying to isolate one kind of union (the sexual) from all the other kinds of union which were intended to go along with it and make up the total union.”
“A profile, a look, a voice, can capture a heart in no time at all.”

Source : Sylvia Nasar (2012). “A Beautiful Mind”, Faber & Faber
“The whole concept of dividing it up into 'value' and 'growth' strikes me as twaddle. It's convenient for a bunch of pension fund consultants to get fees prattling about and a way for one advisor to distinguish himself from another. But, to me, all intelligent investing is value investing.”
“if one's natural feelings are suppressed long enough one develops supernatural feelings and feels surer of having a soul.”
“I'm trying to interpret the film through the director's head, but it all comes out through me. So, a composer is kind of like a psychic medium.”
“We like to imagine that in history, truth will prevail through sheer persuasive power. Sadly, this is not the case. Truth needs champions...”

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