It is easy for me to put on a show and be cocky..but to express oneself honestly not lying to oneself, now that my friend is very hard to do

I'm a philosophy major. That means I can think deep thoughts about being unemployed.

A kung fu man who was really good was not proud at all. Pride emphasizes the superiority of one's status. There has to be fear and insecurity in pride, because when you aim at being highly esteemed and achieve such status, you automatically start to worry about losing status.

Take no thought of who is right or wrong or who is better than. Be not for or against.

You cannot force the Now. — But can you neither condemn nor justify and yet be extraordinarily alive as you walk on? You can never invite the wind, but you must leave the window open.

Humility forms the basis of honor, just as the low ground forms the foundation of a high elevation.

Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one