"Give up trying to be recognized and others will recognize it."

-- Michael LaFargue

"If you're not looking for social 'profit,' but for what is of genuine worth and brings real satisfaction, pay attention to those parts of your being that seem like 'nothing.'"

-- Michael LaFargue

"If you're looking for real enjoyment of the world, the most important thing is to preserve a healthy state of mind, capable of subtle pleasures and a deeply satisfying relationship to things -- and this is what constant stimulation destroys."

-- Michael LaFargue

"Rather than pay attention to what everyone considers 'desirable,' think of what is of solid, practical use."

-- Michael LaFargue

"There is reason to worry if one is not a little odd."

-- Michael Lafargue