How people see the world is often a reflection of how they see themselves. If they think that the world is just a cesspool of lies and deceit, then they themselves may be full of lies and deceit. Watch out for those people who are always telling you just how corrupt the rest of the world is. As the saying goes, 'It takes one to know one.'

The reason why we often get poor advice is that it's hard to find a person who always has our best interest at heart, isn't envious in any way, and at no level thinks he knows what's best for you.

True freedom is not about being able to do whatever we feel like doing; rather, it is about being able to do what we truly want to do, in spite of what we feel like doing at the moment.

The guilty are uncomfortable with silence.

The next time you make a snap judgment about a situation, take a few moments to understand an opposing viewpoint.

Whenever you are questioning a person's desire for something, consider what he does, not necessarily what he says.

Studies show that when we vocalize an opinion, whether or not we believe it to be true, in time we usually come to support it.