Stop listening so much to the words and opinions of others, telling you who you are and what you should like and dislike. - Robert Greene

we tend to think of our behavior as largely conscious and willed. To imagine that we are not always in control of what we do is a frightening thought, but in fact it is the reality.

Learn to use the knowledge of the past and you will look like a genius, even when you are really just a clever borrower.

Learn to measure the people you deal with by the depth of their soul, and if possible associate as much as you can with those of the expansive variety.