As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him.

I knuckle down with my demons, and with my weaknesses.

The development of man is a return to an original perfection.

The easiest and noblest way is not to be crushing others, but to be improving yourselves.

It is best and easiest not to discredit others but to prepare oneself to be as good as possible.

The smartest people are constantly revising their understanding, reconsidering a problem they thought they'd already solved. They're open to new points of view, new information, new ideas, contradictions, and challenges to their own way of thinking.