A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything. Jealousy is invariably a symptom of neurotic insecurity.

Quote by Robert A Heinlein

Topics: Competence Quotes

Don't handicap your children by making their lives easy.

Don't handicap your children by making their lives easy.

One could write a history of science in reverse by assembling the solemn pronouncements of...

One could write a history of science in reverse by assembling the solemn pronouncements of...

Everything is theoretically impossible, until it is done.

Everything is theoretically impossible, until it is done.

Never insult anyone by accident.

Never insult anyone by accident.

One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy...

One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy...

By cultivating the beautiful we scatter the seeds of heavenly flowers, as by doing good...

By cultivating the beautiful we scatter the seeds of heavenly flowers, as by doing good...

A great artist can look at an old woman, portray her exactly as she is......

A great artist can look at an old woman, portray her exactly as she is......

They didn't want it good, they wanted it Wednesday.

They didn't want it good, they wanted it Wednesday.

Theology is never any help; it is searching in a dark cellar at midnight for...

Theology is never any help; it is searching in a dark cellar at midnight for...

An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to...

An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to...

It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed...

It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed...

One man's theology is another man's belly laugh.

One man's theology is another man's belly laugh.

I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I...

I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I...

Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors... and miss.

Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors... and miss.

For me, politeness is a sine qua non of civilization.

For me, politeness is a sine qua non of civilization.

The universe never did make sense; I suspect it was built on government contract.

The universe never did make sense; I suspect it was built on government contract.

May you live as long as you wish and love as long as you live.

May you live as long as you wish and love as long as you live.

The difference between science and the fuzzy subjects is that science requires reasoning while those...

The difference between science and the fuzzy subjects is that science requires reasoning while those...

I don't see how an article of clothing can be indecent. A person, yes.

I don't see how an article of clothing can be indecent. A person, yes.

Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and...

Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and...