“Perhaps the basic thing which contributes to charm is the ability to forget oneself and be engrossed in other people.” PeopleAbilityForgetOneselfCharmBasic Things Author:Eleanor Roosevelt
“The most important step in emancipating oneself from social controls is the ability to find rewards in the events of each moment.” ImportantMomentsSocialAbilityStepsEventsRewardsOneselfSocial Control Book:Flow: the psychology of optimal experience Source: Flow: the psychology of optimal experience
“It is regrettable that, among the Rights of Man, the right of contradicting oneself has been forgotten.” MenHas BeensAbilityRightsRegretForgottenOneselfContradicting Author:Charles Baudelaire
“Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.” LifeInspirationalSelfMotivationalGrowsAbilitySelf EsteemPositiveDisciplineSelf ImprovementRespectDignityFruitOneselfSelf RespectSelf ControlDiscipleSelf DisciplineWillpowerNo RespectSpiritual DisciplinesRespect YourselfPower And ControlPersonal DignityDignity And RespectSelf PowerDiscipline And Self ControlControlling PowerSelf Respect And DignityMilitary Discipline Book:Insecurity of Freedom Source: Insecurity of Freedom
“The easiest method of acquiring the habit of scholarship is through acquiring the ability to express oneself clearly in discussing and disputing scholarly problems. This is what clarifies their import and makes them understandable. Some students spend most of their lives attending scholarly sessions. Still, one finds them silent. They do not talk and do not discuss matters. More than is necessary, they are concerned with memorizing. Thus, they do not obtain much of a habit in the practice of scholarship and scholarly instruction.” StillsMatterProblemAbilityPracticeStudentsHabitConcernedMethodSilentOneselfInstructionSessionScholarshipDiscussingAttendingImportsScholarlyMemorizing Author:Ibn Khaldun
“Our German language has a word which in a magnificent way denotes conduct based on this spirit: doing one's duty [Pflichterfüllung]-which means serving the community instead of contenting oneself. We have a word for the basic disposition which underlies conduct of this kind in contrast to egoism and selfishness-idealism. By 'idealism' we mean only the ability of the individual to sacrifice himself for the whole, for his fellow men.” MenWayKindMeanWholeSpiritIndividualLanguageCommunityAbilitySacrificeDutyFellowsOneselfSelfishnessServingContrastMagnificentIdealismDispositionFellow ManEgoismGerman LanguageServing The Community Author:Adolf Hitler
“One should oblige everyone to the extent of one's ability. One often needs someone smaller than oneself.” NeedsShouldAbilityOneself Author:Jean de La Fontaine