When you locate good in yourself, approve of it with determination. When you locate evil in yourself, despise it as something detestable.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Encourages actively approving of good traits in oneself and despising evil ones.
- In plain terms
- Recognize good in yourself and support it; recognize bad and reject it.
- What can you take from it?
- Be intentional about nurturing your virtues and rejecting your vices.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you judge your own actions?
- What habits do you actively reject?
Another view
Excessive self-disgust can be counterproductive to mental health.
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