Forget yourself by becoming interested in others. Do every day a good deed that will put a smile of joy on someone's face.
If you tell me how you get your feeling of importance, I'll tell you what you are.
The best argument is that which seems merely an explanation.
If you are not in the process of becoming the person you want to be, you are automatically engaged in becoming the person you don't want to be.
So if you aspire to be a good conversationali st, be an attentive listener.
A boil on a man's neck is more important to him than 40 floods in India