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.

A man is likely to mind his own business when it is worth minding. When it is not, he takes his mind off his own meaningless affairs by minding other people's …

There is a fundamental difference between the appeal of a mass movement and the appeal of a practical organization. The practical organization offers opportuni…

The less justified a man is in claiming excellence for his own self, the more ready he is to claim all excellence for his nation, his religion, his race or his…

'A great many smashes by brilliant men can be traced directly to the swelled head - an expensive disease everywhere to everybody, but particularly in Wall Stre…

I am arrogant enough to wish I were modest as he and modest enough to know that this is arrogance.

La vertu s'avilit a se justifier.