Glory is largely a theatrical concept. There is no striving for glory without a vivid awareness of an audience. – Eric Hoffer, The True Believer, 1951 Category: Humility
[H]e was like a cock who thought the sun had risen to hear him crow. – George Eliot, Adam Bede Category: Humility
Most of us retain enough of the theological attitude to think that we are little gods. – Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Category: Humility
Keep your minds open, but not so open that your brains fall out. – Walter Kotschnig, c.1940 Category: Conformity
Success is getting what you want. Happiness is liking what you get. – H. Jackson Brown, Jr. Category: Happiness
