Rationality is the recognition of the fact that nothing can alter the truth and nothing can take precedence over that act of perceiving it.
Independence is the recognition of the fact that yours is the responsibility of judgment and nothing can help you escape it.
Integrity is the recognition of the fact that you cannot fake your consciousness, just as honesty is the recognition of the fact that you cannot fake existence.
Honesty is the recognition of the fact that the unreal is unreal and can have no value, that neither love nor fame nor cash is a value if obtained by fraud.
Pride is the recognition of the fact that you are your own highest value and, like all of man?s values, it has to be earned.
Words form the thread on which we string our experiences.
While one person hesitates because he feels inferior, the other is busy making mistakes and becoming superior.
People who drink to drown their sorrow should be told that sorrow knows how to swim.