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Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. The Bible, Luke 12:19 kjv Be always displeased with what thou art, if your desirest to attain to what thou art not; for where thou hast pleased thyself, there thou abidest. But if thou have enough thou … Continue reading “SELF-SATISFACTION”

Who pants for glory finds but short repose: A breath revives him, or a breath o’erthrows. Alexander Pope Love is never self-seeking, for in whatever a person seeks himself there he falls from love. Thomas à Kempis

Depend not on another, but lean instead on thyself … . True happiness is born of self-reliance. The laws of Manu

Self-respect permeates every aspect of your life. Joe Clark He that respects himself if safe from others; He wears a coat of mail that none can pierce. Henry Wordsworth Longfellow

Just as water and fire cannot be combined, so self-justification and humility exclude one another. Mark the Ascetic

See also: Knowledge Let me know myself, Lord, and I shall know Thee. Augustine of Hippo For the gift to see ourselves as others see us. Prayer of Robbie Burns A man can know nothing of mankind without knowing something of himself. Self-knowledge is the property of that man whose passions have their full play, … Continue reading “SELF-KNOWLEDGE”

Never feel self-pity, the most destructive emotion there is. How awful to be caught up in the terrible squirrel cage of self. Millicent Fenwick Self pity comes when you lose the intimacy with Jesus. Stefan Salmonsson Self-Pleasing 1.      God’s glory must be the ultimate end. 2.      The matter must be lawful and not forbidden. 3. … Continue reading “SELF-PITY”

Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important. T.S. Eliot

There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving and that is your own self. Aldous Huxley

See also: Temperance But since we belong to the day, let us be self-controlled … The Bible, 1 Thessalonians 5:8 … be self-controlled … The Bible, 1 Peter 1:13 The power of man has grown in every sphere, except over himself. Winston Churchill Self-control is the mother of spiritual health. John Climacus Control your appetites … Continue reading “SELF-CONTROL”