"I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all the rest of men, but yet sets less value on his own opinions of himself than on the opinions of others."
Less value on his own Opinions
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Value
The only Authentic Responsibility
"The only authentic responsibility is towards your own potential, your own intelligence and awareness -- and to act accordingly. Values have not to be imposed on you. They should grow with your awareness, in you."
True Criticism
"To me, then, true criticism consists in trying to find out the intrinsic worth of the thing itself, and not in attributing a quality to that thing. You attribute a quality to an environment, to an experience, only when you want to derive something from it, when you...