#elf

Poor is the man who does not know his own intrinsic worth and tends to measure everything by relative value. A man of financial wealth who values himself by his financial net worth is poorer than a poor man who values himself by his intrinsic self worth. ↗

— Sydney Madwed

#everything #financial #himself #his #intrinsic

If you make friends with yourself you will never be alone. ↗

— Maxwell Maltz

#friends #make #never #will #you

If you want to be truly successful invest in yourself to get the knowledge you need to find your unique factor. When you find it and focus on it and persevere your success will blossom. ↗

— Sydney Madwed

#factor #find #focus #get #invest

People find it hard to understand how I can risk ruining my career as a musician by injuring myself on the slopes, but I've always been a tomboy. ↗

— Vanessa Mae

#been #career #find #hard #how

Never let oneself be guided by the opinion of one's contemporaries. Continue steadfastly on one's way. ↗

— Gustav Mahler

#continue #guided #never #oneself #opinion

An act of goodness is of itself an act of happiness. No reward coming after the event can compare with the sweet reward that went with it. ↗

— Maurice Maeterlinck

#after #coming #compare #event #goodness

There have been a lot of exercises and I've had to force myself to go out for walks even when I didn't feel like it, but apart from that, I am a lot better. ↗

— Magnus Magnusson

#apart #been #better #even #exercises

I just try to try to keep an attitude that I don't know what I'm doing. Not to the point where I'm beating myself up, but I just go in thinking that I have a lot to learn. And I hope I still have that attitude 30 years from now. ↗

— Tobey Maguire

#beating #doing #go #hope #i

I'm so critical of my own work that it's difficult for me to disassociate myself and watch it as an audience. ↗

— Tobey Maguire

#critical #difficult #i #me #my own

I love Sufism as I love beautiful poetry, but it is not the answer. Sufism is like a mirage in the desert. It says to you, come and sit, relax and enjoy yourself for a while. ↗

— Naguib Mahfouz

#beautiful #come #desert #enjoy #i