Merely through the constant need to ward off, one can become weak enough to be unable to defend oneself any longer.

Are you one who looks on? or lends a hand? - or who looks away, sidles off?...Third question for the conscience.

Do you want to go along with others? or go on ahead? or go off on your own?...you must know what you want and that you want. Fourth question for the conscience.

We are franker towards others than towards ourselves

Become who you are.

Freedom is the will to be responsible to ourselves