"There is a guilty conscience behind every brazen word and act and behind every manifestation of self-righteousness."

-- Eric Hoffer

#Humility Quotes #Self Quotes #Guilty Conscience Quotes

“No, Sir, claret is the liquor for boys; port for men: but he who aspires to be a hero must drink brandy. In the first place brandy will do soonest for a man what drinking can do for him.”

Source : James Boswell (2012). “James Boswell's Life of Johnson: Manuscript Edition: |”, p.186, Edinburgh University Press
“I enjoyed reading and learning at school, and at university I enjoyed extending my reading and learning. Once I left Cambridge, I went to Yale as a fellow. I spent two years there. After that, George Gale made me literary editor of 'The Spectator.”
“What do I think happens when we die? I think we enter into another stage of existence or another state of consciousness that is so extraordinarily different from the reality we have here in the physical world that the language we have is not yet adequate to describe this other state of existence or consciousness. Based on what I have heard from thousands of people, we enter into a realm of joy, light, peace, and love in which we discover that the process of knowledge does not stop when we die. Instead, the process of learning and development goes on for eternity.”
“Groveling for connection from someone who compares you to Hitler is not good for a person's self-esteem.”
“Just remember that, ultimately, dressing is always about attitude, feeling comfortable and confidence”
“Any band on their first couple records is just trying to keep up with their inspiration.”
“Above all, I strive to be the best I can - to be better than I was yesterday and better tomorrow.”
“The Dutch are a very practical people.”

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