Commend Quote by Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“Pleasure, in itself harmless, may become mischievous, by endearing to us a state which we know to be transient and probatory, and withdrawing our…

— Samuel Johnson

Nothing should lessen our satisfaction with ourselves as much as when we notice that we disapprove of something at one time that we approve…

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“Self-mortification, far from producing liberation from material things, is far more likely to cause either an unhinged mind, delusions or a masochistic taste for…

— Idries Shah

Let go of self-condemnation and guilt!

— Tae Yun Kim

Were we to undertake an exhaustive self-scrutiny, disgust would paralyze us, we would be doomed to a thankless existence.

— Emile M. Cioran

There is no need to condemn yourself in any way, or to elate yourself, but just be your Spirit. The best way to be…

— Nirmala Srivastava

Whatever you condemn, you have done yourself.

— Georg Groddeck

Oh let us not be condemned for what we are. It is enough to account for what we do.

— James Fenton

May we be as severe with ourselves over our own subtle sins as we are with the vile sins we condemn in others

— Jerry Bridges

Once we decide to condemn others,we have automatically placed ourselves on the judgement seat and our imperfections as human beings will hardly retain us…

— Terry Mark

But there must be some pleasure in condemning everything--in perceiving faults where others think they see beauties.' 'You mean there is pleasure in having…

— Voltaire

When we make mistakes, we can use the process of NVC mourning and self-forgiveness to show us where we can grow instead of getting…

— Marshall B. Rosenberg