How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World

Any problem he has in facing the truth is his problem. It isn’t your duty to protect him from himself.

But the popular trends are only a part of the General Market. In fact, they’re usually not even representative of the majority of people; they are simply given a lot of publicity.

A great burden was lifted from my shoulders the day I realized that no one owes me anything. For as long as I’d thought that there were certain things I was entitled to, I’d been wearing myself out trying to collect them.

think it’s a general rule that if you feel you’re being exploited, the person you’re dealing with is usually the last person you should blame.

Security comes from your ability to deal with the world, not from a guarantee by someone else. When you know you’re capable of dealing with whatever comes, you have the only security the world has to offer. And your ability to deal with the world depends upon three assets: self-reliance, vigilance, and honesty with yourself.

I’ve never found an exception to the rule that the sooner you pay a price, the less it costs you.

You are what you are. Your greatest pleasures will be those you experience when you can be yourself completely.

I’m not suggesting that there is no right and wrong. There most assuredly is. Right is what will bring you happiness. And wrong is what will cause you unhappiness. The same definitions apply to the words good and bad. And since there are no simple answers

Whatever his reason, remember that it’s his reason. Too often, morality is used merely as a tool by which one person hopes to manipulate another.