The More Wakeful A Man Is To

Materialism, Attachment To Things Of The World, Includes Pride. Many Religious People Suffer From Pride: Taking Pleasure Or Even Delight In Being Good, Or Religious.

The Proverb Says That 'the Answer To A Fool Is Silence'. Observation, However, Indicates That Almost Any Other Answer Will Have The Same Effect In The Long Run.

To Be Obsessed By The Idea Of Freedom, For Instance, Is Itself A Form Of Slavery. Such People Are In The Chains Of The Hope Of Freedom, And Are Therefore Able To Do Little Else Than Struggle With Them.

It Is Not Only A Matter Of Not Caring Who Knows - It Is Also A Matter Of Knowing Who Cares.

One Can Give Or Withhold In A Manner Far More Effective, Sophisticated, Useful, Which Is Quite Invisible To People Who Think That Giving Or Withholding Is Done By External Assessment. If You Seek Some Mark Of Favour Or 'promotion', Know That You Are Not Ready For It. Progress Comes Through Capacity To Learn, And Is Irresistible. Nobody Can Stand Between You And Knowledge If You Are Fit For It.