Fear of ridicule begets the worst cowardice.

People use ridicule to belittle something perceived big enough to fear.

When ridicule is shrill, remember people only bother to belittle something they perceive big enough to fear.

It is better to be hated for what you are than be loved for something you are not.

Know that joy is rarer, more difficult, and more beautiful than sadness. Once you make this all-important discovery, you must embrace joy as a moral obligation.

Be faithful to that which exists nowhere but in yourself- and thus make yourself indispensable.