--- title: "1 Focus On Self Quotes By Jason Versey" description: "1 Focus On Self quotes by Jason Versey. Plus more from Jason Versey and more Focus On Self sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92c/jason-versey-7371_ego_if-we-want-to-live-perfectly-happy-lives_2454617.jpg" --- > [“If we want to live perfectly happy lives...we must drive out selfish character tendencies such as pride, ego, vanity, jealousy, lusts, envy and worry. When we learn to live selflessly, putting others before ourselves, committing to what is noble, right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-versey/if-we-want-to-live-perfectly-happy-lives-we-must-drive-out-selfish/) [Jason Versey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-versey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92c/jason-versey-7371_ego_if-we-want-to-live-perfectly-happy-lives_2454617.jpg) ## More by Jason Versey > [“Friction is necessary. Ease of life leads to complacency and the atrophy of the human will and spirit. 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When you love someone you imprint on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-versey/when-you-believe-in-someone-you-profoundly-increase-their-ability-to/) [Jason Versey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-versey/) > [“The elegant and beautiful Lotus flower must toil through the mud and mire of murky swamps and shadowy waters of darkness before it can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-versey/the-elegant-and-beautiful-lotus-flower-must-toil-through-the-mud-and/) [Jason Versey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-versey/) > [“What the wise man knows he questions but what the fool believes he sees.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-versey/what-the-wise-man-knows-he-questions-but-what-the-fool-believes-he/) [Jason Versey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-versey/) > [“When we agonize over those things outside ourselves, the hurt we feel is measured by the weight we alone give it. 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Today we are alive…tomorrow is not promised. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-versey/life-in-all-its-resiliency-beauty-and-strength-is-sometimes-eclipsed/) [Jason Versey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-versey/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/focus-on-self/jason-versey/#itemlist", "name": "1 Focus On Self Quotes By Jason Versey", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“If we want to live perfectly happy lives...we must drive out selfish character tendencies such as pride, ego, vanity, jealousy, lusts, envy and worry. When we learn to live selflessly, putting others before ourselves, committing to what is noble, right and good; treating others with love and compassion...that's when true happiness is experienced. A genuine focus on selflessness cures all and creates an environment for true growth. 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