If you appear to be somebody important to others, distrust yourself. The Enchiridion
One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well. A Room of One's Own
A monk should surely love his books with humility, wishing their good and not the glory of his own curiosity; but what the temptation of adultery is for laymen and the yearning for riches is for secular ecclesiastics, the seduction of knowledge is for monks. The Name of The Rose
Once your pride gets involved, you’ll fight tooth and nail to maintain your habits. Atomic Habits
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