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Human, All Too Human: A Book For Free Spirits
At bottom even such acts of self-abnegation are not moral inasmuch as they are not done with a strict regard for others.
What concerns him particularly is simply the unloading of his emotion. Hence he readily, to relieve his tension, grasps the darts of the enemy and buries them in his own breast. That in self abnegation and not in revenge the element of greatness consisted must have been brought…
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Stephen R. Covey)
Enemy-centered lives
When someone feels he has been unjustly dealt with by an emotionally or socially significant person, it is very easy for him to become preoccupied with the injustice and make the other person the center of his life. Rather than proactively leading his own life, the…
Friend- or enemy-centered people have no security
The individual who is friend- or enemy-centered has no intrinsic security. Feelings of self-worth are volatile, a function of the emotional state or behavior of other people. Guidance comes from the person’s perception of how others will respond, and wisdom is limited by the…
The Book: On The Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are
Life must be lived as a game
It comes, then, to this: that to be “viable,” livable, or merely practical, life must be lived as a game—and the “must” here expresses a condition, not a commandment. It must be lived in the spirit of play rather than work, and the conflicts which it involves must be carried on…