And On The Other Hand

And On The Other Hand

Thoughts on Self Love

“To fall in love with yourself is the first secret of happiness. I did so at the age of four and a half. Then if

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Barry J. Klazura

December 6, 2020

“To fall in love with yourself is the first secret of happiness. I did so at the age of four and a half. Then if you’re not a good mixer you can always fall back on your own company.” Robert Morley

“To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance” Oscar Wilde

“He who is in love with himself has at least this advantage-he won’t encounter many rivals” G.C. Lichtenberg

“If we were not all so excessively interested in ourselves, life would be so uninteresting that none of us would be able to endure it” Arthur Schopenhauer

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Written by Barry J. Klazura

Writer, historian, and financial advisor. I studied Political Science at Loyola University Chicago and have spent a lifetime reading history. I write because the mainstream will not ask the hard questions. 

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