What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.

What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.

I conceive that the great part of the miseries of mankind are brought upon them by false estimates they have read more

I conceive that the great part of the miseries of mankind are brought upon them by false estimates they have made of the value of things.

You will be as much value to others as you have been to yourself.

You will be as much value to others as you have been to yourself.

All that is valuable in human society depends upon the opportunity for development accorded the individual.

All that is valuable in human society depends upon the opportunity for development accorded the individual.

Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value.

Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value.

Never seek your value from your father's accomplishments, your real value lies in what you achieve. That's what defines you read more

Never seek your value from your father's accomplishments, your real value lies in what you achieve. That's what defines you and that's what you will be remembered by.

The longer we live the more we think and the higher the value we put on friendship and tenderness towards read more

The longer we live the more we think and the higher the value we put on friendship and tenderness towards parents and friends.

It's difficult to appreciate the value of others when your own self assessment is over valued.

It's difficult to appreciate the value of others when your own self assessment is over valued.

. . . one of the goals of life is to try and be in touch with one's most personal read more

. . . one of the goals of life is to try and be in touch with one's most personal themes -- the values, ideas, styles, colors that are the touchstones of one's own individual life, its real texture and substance.