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”
SELF-SACRIFICE
For anything worth having one must pay the price; and the price is always work, patience, love, self-sacrifice. John Burroughs Self-preservation is the first law of human nature. Jean-Jacques Rousseau If you wish peace and concord with others, you must learn to break your will in many things. Thomas à Kempis
SELF-RESPECT
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
SELF-RELIANCE
Depend not on another, but lean instead on thyself … . True happiness is born of self-reliance. The laws of Manu
SELF-PITY
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”
SELF-KNOWLEDGE
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”
SELF-JUSTIFICATION
Just as water and fire cannot be combined, so self-justification and humility exclude one another. Mark the Ascetic
SELF-IMPROVEMENT
There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving and that is your own self. Aldous Huxley
SELF-IMPORTANCE
Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important. T.S. Eliot
SELF-DISCOVERY
One must know oneself. If this does not serve to discover truth, it at least serves as a rule of life and there is nothing better. Blaise Pascal I discovered something which I had never confronted before, that there were immense forces of darkness and hatred within my own heart. At particular moments of fatigue … Continue reading “SELF-DISCOVERY”