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The ruin of the human heart is self-interest, which the American merchant calls self-service. We have become a self-service populace, read more
The ruin of the human heart is self-interest, which the American merchant calls self-service. We have become a self-service populace, and all our specious comforts --the automatic elevator, the escalator, the cafeteria --are depriving us of volition and moral and physical energy.
No more duty can be urged upon those who are entering the great theater of life than simple loyalty to read more
No more duty can be urged upon those who are entering the great theater of life than simple loyalty to their best convictions.
In my day, we didn't have self-esteem, we had self-respect... and no.
In my day, we didn't have self-esteem, we had self-respect... and no.
Selfishness, not love, is the actuating motive of the gallant.
Selfishness, not love, is the actuating motive of the gallant.
Never feel self-pity, the most destructive emotion there is. How awful to be caught up in the terrible squirrel cage read more
Never feel self-pity, the most destructive emotion there is. How awful to be caught up in the terrible squirrel cage of self.
I'd rather be able to face myself in the bathroom mirror than be rich and famous.
I'd rather be able to face myself in the bathroom mirror than be rich and famous.
The conqueror and king in each one of us is the knower of truth. Let the knower awaken in us read more
The conqueror and king in each one of us is the knower of truth. Let the knower awaken in us and drive the horses of the mind, emotions, and physical body on the pathway which that king has chosen.
You will recognize your own path when you come upon it, because you will suddenly have all the energy and read more
You will recognize your own path when you come upon it, because you will suddenly have all the energy and imagination you will ever need.
I suppose I have a highly developed capacity for self-delusion, so it's no problem for me to believe that I'm read more
I suppose I have a highly developed capacity for self-delusion, so it's no problem for me to believe that I'm somebody else.
