“Ah, Miss Harriet, it would do us no harm to remember oftener than we do, that vices are sometimes only virtues carried to excess!” InspirationalSometimesRememberVirtueMissingVicesHarmExcess Book:Dombey and Son Source: Dombey and Son
“Worry is just about the worst form of mental activity there is-next to hate, which is deeply self destructive. Worry is pointless. It is wasted mental energy. It also creates bio-chemical reactions which harm the body, producing everything from indigestion to coronary arrest, and a multitude of things in between.” InspirationalSelfBodyFormHateNextEnergyReligiousWorryWorstActivityHarmReactionsDestructiveChemicalsMultitudesPointlessSelf DestructiveIndigestionSelf DestructBiosChemical Reactions Book:The Complete Conversations with God: An Uncommon Dialogue Source: The Complete Conversations with God: An Uncommon Dialogue
“In the measure to which a man cuts off and humbles his own will, he proceeds toward success. But insofar as he stubbornly guards his own will, so much does he brings harm to himself.” MenInspirationalDoeChristianReligiousCuttingHarmOrthodox Author:Ephrem the Syrian
“Whoever prematurely begins a work that is above his strength receives nothing, but only brings harm upon himself.” InspirationalChristianReligiousHarmOrthodox Author:Isaac of Nineveh