Obscurity is a good thing. You can fail in obscurity. It removes the fear of failure.
We all have strength enough to endure the misfortunes of others.
Therefore search and see if there is not some place where you may invest your humanity.
The more freedom we enjoy, the greater the responsibility we bear, toward others as well as ourselves.
None are so busy as the fool and knave.
The man who has nothing to boast of but his illustrious ancestry is like the potato - the best part under ground.
Any transition serious enough to alter your definition of self will require not just small adjustments in your way of living and thinking but a full-on metamorphosis.