The art of encouraging people to find out for themselves how wonderful you are. No one is so accursed by fate, No one so utterly desolate, But some heart, though unknown, Responds unto his own. May be truthful, accomplished and sincere or conniving, competitive and false. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some hire public relations officers. If you can't pretend, you can't be king.
Lies are essential to humanity.
When a man is trying to sell you something, don't imagine he is that polite all the time. May be artistic, articulate and inspiring or whiny, elitist and negative. It is best never to have been born. One in a million, perhaps. I do it exceptionally well.