According to Freud (who was speaking from experience, since he was his mother’s darling), spoiled children have a confidence that stays with them all… - Robert Greene

You must be the mirror, training your mind to try to see yourself as others see you.

Some 2,600 years ago the ancient Greek poet Pindar wrote, “Become who you are by learning who you are.” What he meant is the following: You are born with a particular makeup and tendencies that mark you as a piece of fate. It is who you are to the core. Some people never become who they are; they stop trusting in themselves; they conform to the tastes of others, and they end up wearing a mask that hides their true nature. If you allow yourself to learn who you really are by paying attention to that voice and force within you, then you can become what you were fated to become — an individual, a Master.

it is a curse to have everything go right on your first attempt.