In the Western standards of modesty, there are different guidelines.
Predominant opinions are generally the opinions of the generation that is vanishing.
One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.
We make our own fortune and call it destiny.
The palace is not safe when the cottage is not happy.
When I want to read a novel, I write one.
Fear makes us feel our humanity.
There are people who come into our lives as welcome as a cool breeze in summer- and last about as long.
If the Romans had been obliged to learn Latin, they would never have found time to conquer the world.
Well concerning the world records that I did, I think it helps a lot to me, yeah. I think it's a very individual thing because I heard some people say, like, oh I don't like it at all. But I definitely, for me it really made a big difference.
Wisdom does not depend on mind and memory but on the maturity, purity and perfection of the individual personality. . . . Therefore, insights are not passed on through the mind, but - and this particularly - through intuition or inspiration. The degree of wisdom is therefore determined by the state of development of the individual.