“We often think more highly of ourselves than we ought to, and it's easy to judge others and be critical of their weaknesses and shortcomings. But this self-righteous attitude is a sin that we can be blinded to because we're so focused on what the other person did wrong. The reality is this attitude is worse than the wrong behavior we're judging.” ThinkingPersonsSelfRealityEasySinAttitudeJudgingOughtBehaviorWeaknessCriticalFocusedRighteousShortcomingsBlindedSelf RighteousEasy To Judge Author:Joyce Meyer
“It is tempting to believe that social evils arise from the activities of evil men and that if only good men (like ourselves, naturally) wielded power, all would be well. That view requires only emotion and self-praise - easy to come by and satisfying as well. To understand why it is that 'good' men in positions of power will produce evil, while the ordinary man without power but able to engage in voluntary cooperation with his neighbors will produce good, requires analysis and thought, subordinating emotions to the rational.” IfsMenBelieveWellsSelfWould BeAblePoliticalEvilPoliticsSocialEasyTermViewsEmotionPositionProduceActivityOrdinaryPraiseNeighborAriseRationalAnalysisGood ManCooperationSatisfyingTemptingOrdinary ManEvil ManPosition Of PowerTerm LimitsSelf PraiseSocial Evils Author:Friedrich August von Hayek
“We can build influence by self promotion, but God will only promote those who do not promote themselves. That which is built on self-promotion will have to be maintained by human striving. Those who allow God to build the house have taken a yoke that is easy and a burden that is light.” HumansSelfLightChristianHouseEasyTakenInfluenceBuiltStriveBurdenGods WillFavourPromotionYokeSelf Promotion Author:Rick Joyner
“It is very easy to see the allure of alcohol to dull the prain and the temptation to punish myself for something that is not my fault. But he sobering truth is that if I step onto the path of self-destruction, I know I will never come back.” IfsKnowsSelfEasyGriefStepsPathTruth IsDestructionFaultsAlcoholTemptationDullSelf DestructionAllure Author:Bill Jenkins
“An easy, non-self-denying life will never be one of power.” SelfChristianEasyChristian InspirationalDenying God Author:Hudson Taylor
“It really is easy to forget the unpleasant if we simply refuse to recall it. Withdraw only positive thoughts from your memory bank. Let the others fade away. And your confidence, that feeling of being on top of the world, will zoom up-ward. You take a big step forward toward conquering your fear when you refuse to remember negative, self-deprecating thoughts.” IfsWorldSelfFeelingsBigsRememberHappinessEasyMemoriesForgetStepsConfidenceNegativePositivityRefuseConquerFadesRecallsNegativityPositive ThoughtsOur MemoriesRecollectionSteps ForwardFade AwayPainful MemoriesSelf DeprecatingWithdrawingTop Of The WorldZoomOnward And Upward Author:David J. Schwartz
“When people are right with God, they are apt to be hard on themselves and easy on other people. But when they are not right with God, they are easy on themselves and hard on others.” PeopleSelfHardGodEasyAttitudeAptitudeInteracting With Others Author:John Newton
“Barry White seemed so filled with self-parody at first that it was easy to dismiss him. But it is becoming increasingly obvious with every additional release that he is a very talented man.” MenFirstsSelfEasyWhiteBecomingFilledObviousReleaseParody Author:Jon Landau