A thought, even a possibility, can shatter and transform us. Anti-Christ

A man who lies to himself, and believes his own lies, becomes unable to recognize truth, either in himself or in anyone else, and he ends up losing respect for himself and for others. When he has no respect for anyone, he can no longer love, and in him, he yields to his impulses, indulges in the lowest form of pleasure, and behaves in the end like an animal in satisfying his vices. And it all comes from lying — to others and to yourself. The Karamazov Brothers

"Men's natures are alike, it is their habits that carry them far apart." The Analects of Confucius

“The temperament and character traits we have inherited affect our behavior, a process already begun at the genetic stage.” Surrounded by Idiots