Don't change just so people will like you! Like yourself and your relationships will change. There are people who will love you for - YOU.

Callousness and insolence bring to bare unanimous social condemnation, while the simple efforts of politeness are admired; even in those who are otherwise despised.

Being yourself in a world which wants you to be someone else is the highest possible attainment.

The joy and smile of even one child is worth more than the prancing intellects of a thousand men.

Mean people are really just sad people. They hurt others because they are hurting. Every person is born beautiful, and much of the ugliness in others was put inside of them by other hurting people.

Criticism is no threat to your self-esteem or identity, but rather informs you.

In the company of the accomplished, people hope it will rub off on themselves, in the company of the misfortunate, they fear it!