One should use praise to recognize what one is not.

One should use praise to recognize what one is not.

Not to alter one's faults is to be faulty indeed.

Not to alter one's faults is to be faulty indeed.

I find it unusual that it is more socially acceptable to
complain about what you have than it is to read more

I find it unusual that it is more socially acceptable to
complain about what you have than it is to ask for what you want.

The path of least resistance and least trouble is a mental rut already made. It requires troublesome work to undertake read more

The path of least resistance and least trouble is a mental rut already made. It requires troublesome work to undertake the alternation of old beliefs. Self-conceit often regards it as a sign of weakness to admit that a belief to which we have once committed ourselves is wrong. We get so identified with an idea that it is literally a "pet" notion and we rise to its defense and stop our eyes and ears to anything different.

I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to
always reach my destination.

I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to
always reach my destination.

If something is exceptionally well done it has embedded in it's very existence the aim of lifting the common denominator read more

If something is exceptionally well done it has embedded in it's very existence the aim of lifting the common denominator rather than catering to it.

A peaceful mind generates power.

A peaceful mind generates power.

There has never been a statue erected to the memory of someone who let
well enough alone.

There has never been a statue erected to the memory of someone who let
well enough alone.

Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.

Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.