The most important thing I have learned over the years is the difference between taking one's work seriously and taking ones self seriously. The first is imperative, and the second disastrous.

Quote by Margaret Fontey

Topics: Self Concept Quotes

The worse a person is the less he feels it.

The worse a person is the less he feels it.

Just as friction between certain types of rocks produces sparks of light, so it is...

Just as friction between certain types of rocks produces sparks of light, so it is...

Life is too short to be little.

Life is too short to be little.

The world is a great mirror. It reflects back to you what you are. If...

The world is a great mirror. It reflects back to you what you are. If...

Seek out that particular mental attribute which makes you feel most deeply and vitally alive,...

Seek out that particular mental attribute which makes you feel most deeply and vitally alive,...

Act as if you are the person you want to be.

Act as if you are the person you want to be.

Be anything you want to be, but don't be dull.

Be anything you want to be, but don't be dull.

Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.

Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.

Every little pebble in the stream believes itself to be a precious stone.

Every little pebble in the stream believes itself to be a precious stone.