"Nothing is so tiresome to one's self,..." - Quote by Benjamin Franklin
Nothing is so tiresome to one's self, as well as so odious to others, as disguise and affectation.
More by Benjamin Franklin
“How do you become better tomorrow? By improving yourself, the world is made better. Be not afraid of growing too slowly. Be afraid of standing still. Forget your mistakes, but remember what they taught you. So how do you become better tomorrow? By becoming better today.”
“Be sober and temperate, and you will be healthy.”
“Virtues, of ...Justice: Wrong none by doing injuries or omitting the benefits that are your duty.”
More on Authenticity
“You suppose you are the troubleBut you are the cureYou suppose that you are the lock on the doorBut you are the key that opens itIt's too bad that you want to be someone elseYou don't see your own face, your own beautyYet, no face is more beautiful than yours.”
“We had better appear what we are, than affect to appear what we are not.”
“Instead of dedicating your life to actualize a concept of what you should be like, actualize yourself.”
More on Honesty
“It's quite true I'm not drinking anymore; however, I'm not drinking any less either.”
“O brave poets, keep back nothing; Nor mix falsehood with the whole! Look up Godward! speak the truth in Worthy song from earnest soul! Hold, in high poetic duty, Truest Truth the fairest Beauty.”
“Stop bullshitting yourself. You're not satisfied. You lowered your standards and are settling for a lot less.”