Whenever you are dealing with someone or something of unknown value the first one who places a value on it establishes its worth.

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.

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

Consider, for example, lust versus love. When we lust after someone or something, we think in terms of what they (or it) can do for us. When we love, however, our thoughts are immersed in what we can give to someone else. Giving makes us feel good, so we do it happily. But when we lust, we only want to take. When someone we love is in pain, we feel pain. When someone whom we lust is in pain, we only think in terms of what that loss or inconvenience means to us.

Whenever you are dealing with someone or something of unknown value the first one who places a value on it establishes its worth.

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.

Freedom is the crux of self-respect. It is difficult to feel good about ourselves when we are unnaturally dependent on someone or something.