Is your favorite letter "I"? Listen: the cause of most of our problems is "I", no matter how we spell it. Change your favorite word from "I" to "You". The truth is, no one makes it on their own. Don't become a legend in your own mind. Conceit makes us fools. The book of Proverbs reminds us, "Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him." The man who believes in nothing but himself lives in a very small world. The best way to be happy is to forget yourself and focus on other people. The only reason pride lifts you up is to let you down. A swelled head always proves there is plenty of room for improvement. Even postage stamps become useless when they get stuck on themselves. Egotism is the only disease where the patient feels well while making everyone else feel sick. Those who sing their own praises seldom receive an encore. I think that people who are deeply in love with themselves should get a divorce. The man who only works by himself and for himself is likely to be corrupted by the company he keeps. When you find yourself on a high horse, the best thing to do is dismount at once. You can't push yourself forward by patting yourself on the back. The higher you go in life, the more dependent you become on other people. Work together with others. Remember the banana: every time it leaves the bunch it gets peeled and eaten. Freckles would make a nice tan, if they would just get together. Few burdens are heavy when everyone lifts... |
