“What is important when you are young is to train yourself to get by with little money and make the most of your youthful energy.”
"…But the human tongue is a beast that few can master. It strains constantly to break out of its cage, and if it is not tamed, it will turn wild and cause you grief."
- Robert Greene
Self-awareness
"Creativity is a combination of discipline and childlike spirit."
- Robert Greene
Creativity
"The future belongs to those who learn more skills and combine them in creative ways."
- Robert Greene
Learning
"The passive aggressive arguer comes armed with tricky tactics. They cannot take the risk that they might be wrong: their self-esteem is too intertwined with their opinions. It is more important to affirm their rightness, and sense of superiority, than to arrive at the truth."
- Robert Greene
Self-esteem
"Never whine, never complain, never try to justify yourself."
- Robert Greene
Self-improvement
"True freedom is impossible without a mind made free by discipline."
- Mortimer J. Adler
Self-improvement
"You will never always be motivated. You have to learn to be disciplined."
- Anon
Self-improvement
"Do not think about other things, there is only one thing you can do. So master that one thing. Do not forget. What you must imagine is always that you, yourself, are the strongest. You do not need outside enemies. For you, the one you have to fight is none other than your own image."
- Archer
Self-improvement
"You need to accept the fact that you’re not the best and have all the will to strive to be better than anyone you face."
- Roronoa Zoro
Self-improvement
"Take a page from the dragonfly's book – be vibrant and let your true colors shine"
Self-improvement