Honesty - 4 views
Honesty consists of the unwillingness to lie to others; maturity, which is equally hard to attain, consists of the unwillingness to lie to oneself. (Sydney J. Harris)
This is our learning organization tribe for those of us who want to pursue the Arbinger Outward Mindset principles and behaviors
Honesty consists of the unwillingness to lie to others; maturity, which is equally hard to attain, consists of the unwillingness to lie to oneself. (Sydney J. Harris)
Honesty has a beautiful and refreshing simplicity about it. No ulterior motives. No hidden meanings. An absence of hypocrisy, duplicity, political games, and verbal superficiality. As honesty and r...
Gotta love Kierkegaard!
Of all deceivers fear most yourself. (Søren Kierkegaard)
The paradox of self-worth: 'There is no doubt that in exchanging a self-centered for a selfless life, we gain enormously in self-assurance. The confidence of the selfless, even those who practice u...
So, if this were indeed my final hour, these would be my words to you. I would not claim to pass on any secret of life... or any wisdom except the passionate plea of caring... Try to feel, in your ...
It is simply futile to try to change another if we do so in a critical spirit, even a mild one. Generally speaking, we influence others most profoundly when we do not seek to change them at all, bu...
When we see another as a real person, we are not prone to making assessments and judgments - it is best described as uncritical receptivity. There is no agenda (and therefore no control or coercion...
Without opening ourselves to another's humanity, we cannot get ourselves emotionally unstuck no matter how we might try. We cannot do it by denying or repressing our feelings or by willing ourselve...
Though I might travel afar, I will meet... what I carry with me, for every man is a mirror. We see... ourselves reflected in those around us. Their attitudes and actions are reflections of our own....
I really liked #1 and #2 quotes. Thank you.
The recipe for perpetual ignorance: Be satisfied with your opinions and content with your knowledge. (Elbert Hubbard)
It is good to see ourselves as others see us. Try as we may, we are never able to know ourselves fully as we are, especially the evil side of us. This we can do only if we are not angry with our cr...
What appears to be sheer selfishness, malice, or even abusiveness from the outside is on the inside deep insecurity, deep worry, and deep fear. (C. Terry Warner)
I believe that the first test of a great person is humility. I don't mean by humility, doubt of one's own power. But really great people have a curious feeling that the greatness is not of them, bu...
It is good to see ourselves as others see us. Try as we may, we are never able to know ourselves fully as we are, especially the evil side of us. This we can do only if we are not angry with our cr...
Judging others makes us blind, whereas love is illuminating. By judging others we blind ourselves to our own faults and to the mercy which others are just as entitled to as we are. (Dietrich Bonhoe...
There is one responsibility which no one can evade; that responsibility is our personal influence, a silent, subtle radiation. This radiation is tremendous. Every person who lives in this world wie...
I do not accept any absolute formulas for living. No preconceived code can see ahead to everything that can happen in a person's life. As we live, we grow and our beliefs change. They must change. ...