Baseless victimhood is usually the last stage before outright aggression.

All money does with an empty heart is allow you to be miserable in style.

The tombstone over the grave of the conscience always reads: "Human Nature".

Perfection itself is not the ultimate goalbut the ultimate condition of life.

The greatest tragedy that can befall a man is never to know who he really is.

Recognizing who you are is not the subtext of a life. It's the main point.

My ignorance is essential. I do not write what I know but what I need to know.

The purpose of the false self is to defend against pain - not deal with reality

The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.

Je sais qu'on ne peut jamais se connaître, mais seulement se raconter.

Integrity is congruence between what you know, what you profess, and what you do.

I refuse to let the standards of evil people chip away at my capacity for integrity.

Ask not of things to shed their veils. Unveil yourselves, and things will be unveiled.

Love is a combination of care, commitment, knowledge, responsibility, respect and trust.

Never too late to learn some embarrassingly basic, stupidly obvious things about oneself.