“The act of self-denial seems to confer on us the right to be harsh and merciless toward others. The impression somehow prevails that the true believer, particularly the religious individual, is a humble person. The truth is that the surrendering and humbling of the self breed pride and arrogance. The true believer is apt to see himself as one of the chosen, the salt of the earth, a prince disguised in meekness, who is destined to inherit this earth and the kingdom of heaven, too. He who is not of his faith is evil; he who will not listen shall perish.” PersonsSelfSeemsEarthEvilIndividualHeavenReligiousHumilityPrideTruth IsHumbleBelieverImpressionKingdomsChosenDenialArroganceSaltHarshDestinedHumblingKingdom Of HeavenMeeknessTrue BelieverSelf-denialSalt Of The EarthHumble PersonPride And Arrogance Book:THE TRUE BELIEVER Source: THE TRUE BELIEVER
“Prayer is intended to increase the devotion of the individual, but if the individual himself prays he requires no formula; he pours himself forth much more naturally in self-chosen and connected thoughts before God, and scarcely requires words at all. Real inward devotion knows no prayer but that arising from the depths of its own feelings.” IfsKnowsRealSelfFeelingsIndividualPrayerPrayingIncreaseDepthConnectedDevotionChosenFormulasInward Author:Wilhelm von Humboldt
“There exists no third principle for the organisation of the economics process which can be rationally chosen to achieve any desirable ends, in addition to either a functioning market in which nobody can conclusively determine how well-off particular groups or individuals will be, or a central direction where a group organised for power determines it.” WellsEndsIndividualProcessPrinciplesGroupsAchieveParticularEconomicsThirdsDetermineChosenDesirableOrganisationOrganised Author:Friedrich August von Hayek
“The duties which a police officer owes to the state are of a most exacting nature. No one is compelled to choose the profession ofa police officer, but having chosen it, everyone is obliged to live up to the standard of its requirements. To join in that high enterprise means the surrender of much individual freedom.” MeanStatesIndividualDutyDisciplineStandardsPoliceProfessionSurrenderChosenEnterpriseOfficersRequirementsCompelledObligedPolice OfficerIndividual Freedom Author:Calvin Coolidge