“he who asserts his own views is not distinguished;”
“from self-assertion, and therefore he is distinguished;”
“A simple rule in dealing with those who are hard to get along with is to remember that this person is striving to assert his superiority; and you must deal with him from that point of view”
“He who distinguishes the true savor of his food can never be a glutton; he who does not cannot be otherwise.”
“An intellectual is some one who isn't exactly distinguished by his intellect. He claims that label to compensates for his inadequacies.”
“One who is too insistent on his own views finds few to agree with him.”