Anxiety is sort of the opposite of ego. You're so sure you'll do everything wrong you're afraid to do anything at all. It results from over-motivation- leading to errors that lead to an underestimation of one's self. Work out your anxieties on paper and read. This calms the mind.

The kid who is scared is the one the bullies go after. I used to get beat up pretty badly.

And what is good, Phaedrus, And what is not good— Need we ask anyone to tell us these things?

We must understand that when a society undermines intellectual freedom for its own purposes it is absolutely morally bad, but when it represses biological freedom for its own purposes it is absolutely morally good.

If you don't generalize you don't philosophize.

You want to know how to paint a perfect painting? It's easy. Make yourself perfect and then just paint naturally.

Education should not be fun. You are being brought up into society and society has a way of doing things. It may not be pleasant but sooner or later you are going to have to do it anyway.