I am the wisest man alive for I know one
thing and that is that I know nothing a
hero is born among a hundred a wise man
is found among a thousand but an
accomplished one might not be found even
among a hundred thousand men
people are like dirt they can either
nourish you and help you grow as a
person or they can stunt your growth and
make you wilt and die
necessity is the mother of invention to
be afraid of death is only another form
of thinking that one is wise when one is
not it is to think that one knows what
one does not know no one knows with
regard to death whether it is not really
the greatest blessing that can happen to
man but people dread it as though they
were certain it is the greatest evil
wealth is the parent of luxury and
indolence and poverty of meanness and
viciousness and both of discontent
the measure of a man is what he does
with power good actions give strength to
ourselves and inspire good actions in
others there are two things a person
should never be angry at what they can
help and what they cannot be kind for
everyone you meet is fighting a harder
battle excellence is not a gift but a
skill that takes practice we do not act
rightly because we are excellent in fact
we achieve excellence by acting rightly
the untrained mind keeps up a running
commentary labeling everything judging
everything best to ignore that
commentary don't argue or resist just
ignore deprived of attention and
interest this voice gets quieter and
quieter and eventually just shuts up
you
