R ead the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them at all. Caution B eware of all enterprises that require a new set of clothes. Conflict T he fibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings of an instrument. Conventionality E very generation laughs at the old fashions, but religiously follows the new. I am sorry to think that you do not get a man's most effective criticism until you provoke him.
Severe truth is expressed with some bitterness.
Distrust D istrust any enterprise that requires new clothes. Now put the foundations under them. Emotions T he heart is forever inexperienced. Experience E xperience is in the fingers and head. The heart is inexperienced.