Self-worth: 'Many openly show discontentment with their looks, but few with their intelligence. I, however, assure you there are many more plain minds than faces.'

Instinct: 'Learn to have confidence in yourself and attempt to rely on your instincts. Instincts are often the last remnants of a once good judgment that has b…

Ignorance: 'Most people do not actually know how to think for themselves, and unfortunately that prevents them from even knowing it.'

Knowledge: 'Knowledge is that possession that no misfortune can destroy, no authority can revoke, and no enemy can control. This makes knowledge the greatest o…

Beauty isn't worth thinking about; what's important is your mind. You don't want a fifty-dollar haircut on a fifty-cent head.

Manners are especially the need of the plain. The pretty can get away with anything.

We are afraid of having and showing a small mind and we are not afraid of having and showing a small heart.