Quotex

Patriotism is a virtue of the vicious,

It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own self-interest. We address ourselves not to their humanity but to their self-love, and never talk to them of our own necessities, but of their advantages

What is the face of a coward? The back of his head, he runs away from the battle.

I like the moment when I break a man's ego.

The pain that comes with action is acute, scars you, and makes you grow. The pain that comes from inaction is low-grade, softens you, and decays your soul.

He's not bowling you over with his ability to connect ideas, or to turn phrases. The only clue to his powers of mesmerism is his quality of eye contact.

The illusion is true, but an illusion all the same.

The fool looks at the finger that points at the sky

Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.

A habit cannot be tossed out the window; it must be coaxed down the stairs a step at a time.

Change and Habit are too light to be felt, until they are too heavy to be broken.

We are kept from our goal not by obstacles but by a clear path to a lesser goal.

Control the controllables

You get what you tolerate

Consistency is the most fundamental virtue to becoming the person you want to be.

If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.

The secret of all victories lies in the organization of the non-obvious

Has the eyes of a former dreamer

As we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns -- the ones we don't know we don't know.

Talent is a pursued interest. In other words, anything that you're willing to practice, you can do.