“A man of genuine literary genius, since he possesses a temperament whose susceptibilities are of wider area than those of any other, is inevitably of all people the one most variously affected by his surroundings. And it is he, in consequence, who of all people most faithfully and compactly exhibits the impress of his times and his times' tendencies, not merely in his writings where it conceivably might be just predetermined affectation but in his personality.” PeopleMenWritingMightPersonalityGeniusConsequenceAreasGenuineTendenciesAffectedImpressSurroundingsTemperamentExhibitsPredeterminedSusceptibility Book:The Essential James Branch Cabell Collection Source: The Essential James Branch Cabell Collection
“Chance plays a powerful role in every life - our brains and personalities are just chemical soup, after all; a few drops here or there matter enormously - but consequences often become more serious as income levels go down.” MatterPlayChanceLevelsPowerfulBrainRolesSeriousPersonalityConsequenceIncomeChemicalsSoup Author:Mohsin Hamid
“Wisdom is not developable, as if it's a matter of luck or personality or genetics. Well it's just not the case. Wisdom involves our accumulated knowledge about a subject but also a reverence for life, for an understanding that our immediate actions have long-term consequences, and for an appreciation that there are different ways of knowing and understanding situations.” DifferentActionUnderstandingSituationPersonalityConsequenceLuckAppreciationReverence Author:Alan Briskin
“Whether or not we have personality disturbances, whether or not we have the ability to overcome deficiencies of early environment, is like the answer to the question whether or not we shall be struck down by a dread disease: "it's all a matter of luck." It is important to keep this in mind, for people almost always forget it, with consequences in human intolerance and unnecessary suffering that are incalculable.” PeopleMindHumansImportantMatterSufferingAbilityAnswersForgetEnvironmentPersonalityDiseaseConsequenceOvercomingLuckFree WillDreadIntoleranceUnnecessaryForget ItDeficiencyDisturbanceUnnecessary Suffering Author:John Hospers