I met the towering intellectuals in books, not in classroom, which is natural.My family was into all that stuff, getting ahead through discipline, knowledge, and self-control.
I believe in the discipline of mastering the best that other people have ever figured out.I don't believe in just sitting down and trying to dream it all up yourself.
Another thing I think should be avoided is extremely intense ideology because it cabbages up one's mind...when you're young it's easy to drift into royalties and when you announce that you're a loyal member...and you're gradually ruining your mind.
Generally speaking, envy, resentment, and self-pity are disastrous modes of thoughts.Self-pity gets fairly close to paranoia, and paranoia is one of the very hardest things to reverse.
People should take away less than they're worth when they are favored by life...I would argue that when you rise high enough in American Business you've got a moral duty to be underpaid.
Those of us who have been fortunate have a duty to give back.Whether one gives a lot as one goes along as I do, or a little and then a lot (when one dies) as Warren does, is a matter of personal preference.
