“People who talk well but do nothing are like musical instruments; the sound is all they have to offer.”
"No man is hurt but by himself."
- Diogenes
Self-awareness
"As a matter of self-preservation, a man needs good friends or ardent enemies, for the former instruct him and the latter take him to task."
- Diogenes
Relationships
"Courage is the key to mastery; the key to conquering our fears and unlocking our true potential."
- Diogenes
Courage
"If I gained one thing from philosophy is that at the very least, I am well prepared to confront any change in fortune."
- Diogenes
Resilience
"I have nothing to ask but that you would remove to the other side, that you may not, by intercepting the sunshine, take from me what you cannot give."
- Diogenes
Respect
"The worth of a person lies in their character, not in their looks."
- Beauty and the Beast
Integrity
"What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Integrity
"Be content to act, and leave the talking to others."
- Baltasar Gracian
Integrity
"Fake people have an image to maintain. Real people just don’t care."
- Hachiman Hikigaya
Integrity
"What is right? What is wrong? In this mixed up world, deciding what is right and wrong is not easy. You can’t just go by somebody else’s rules. If you let yourself be controlled like that, you’ll just become a puppet that can’t make decisions on its own. You have to live by your rules."
- Gintoki Sakata
Integrity