“The man who does not value himself, cannot value anything or anyone.”
Ayn Rand (1905–1982) Russian-American novelist and philosopher
Source: The Virtue of Selfishness: A New Concept of Egoism
“But who is more ignorant? The man who cannot define lightning, or the man who does not respect its awesome power?”
— Dan Brown, book Angels & Demons
Source: Angels & Demons
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