Check Point

Constitutional laziness can act as a natural check to personal vanity.

A Curious Watchman

"Some watch others to learn what to do, and some watch to learn what not to do."--Eric Hoffer in The Passionate State of Mind

And those who seek to master the art of living do both.

A Persuasive Argument

"The real persuaders are our appetites, our fears and above all our vanity. The skillful propagandist stirs and coaches these internal persuaders."--Eric Hoffer in The Passionate State of Mind

Although the marketer is the modern propagandist, the ego is still the same age-old tyrant.

A Wise Regret

I have always been regretting that I was not as wise as the day I was born. —Henry David Thoreau

A Modern Luddite

Hell with an advanced technology is still hell.

The Worst Case Scenario

I am as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good as the best. —Walt Whitman