“We have a large minority of people who simply do not want to do better. They don’t want to get married. They don’t want to raise their children in sensible normal conditions. They don’t want to work hard in order to achieve success. They don’t value education. They don’t believe in taking responsibility for their life choices. They don’t believe in self-reflection. They think someone owes them something. They feel entitled to other people’s success. Everything that is counter-productive and dysfunctional they gravitate towards.”

“Whom Do I Call Educated?”

“Whom do I call educated?

First, those who manage well the circumstances they encounter day by day.

Next, those who are decent and honorable in their intercourse with all men, bearing easily and good naturedly what is offensive in others and being as agreeable and reasonable to their associates as is humanly possible to be… those who hold their pleasures always under control and are not ultimately overcome by their misfortunes… those who are not spoiled by their successes, who do not desert their true selves but hold their ground steadfastly as wise and sober – minded men.”

Socrates