“Whenever a man talks he lies, and so far as he talks to himself - that is to say, so far as he thinks, knowing that he thinks - he lies to himself. The only truth in human life is that which is physiological. Speech - this thing that they call a social product - was made for lying.” ThinkingMenHumansMadeLife IsLyingSocialKnowingProductsSpeechHuman LifePhysiological Book:Mist: A Tragicomic Novel Source: Mist: A Tragicomic Novel
“No man's nature is able to know what is best for the social state of man; or, knowing, always able to do what is best.” KnowsMenStatesAbleSocialKnowingSocietyHuman Nature Book:Laws. Appendix: Lesser Hippias. First Alcibiades. Menexenus. Index of persons and places Source: Laws. Appendix: Lesser Hippias. First Alcibiades. Menexenus. Index of persons and places
“School success is not predicted by a child's fund of facts or a precocious ability to read as much as by emotional and social measures; being self-assured and interested: knowing what kind of behavior is expected and how to rein in the impulse to misbehave; being able to wait, to follow directions, and to turn to teachers for help; and expressing needs while getting along with other children.” NeedsKindChildrenSelfFactsHelpingAbleSchoolTurnsSocialWaitingAbilityKnowingTeacherEmotionalBehaviorExpectedImpulseFundAssuredReinsGetting AlongPrecocious Author:Daniel Goleman