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selfish character government
If the Irish once find out that there are any circumstances in which they can get free government grants, we shall have a system of mendicancy [begging] such as the world never knew”. After a million had starved to death he stated “The great evil with which we have to contend is not the physical evil of the famine, but the moral evil of the selfish, perverse and turbulent character of the people. Charles Trevelyan
selfish real character
The real evil with which we have to contend is not the physical evil of the Famine, but the moral evil of the selfish, perverse and turbulent character of the people.
self roots african-american
Selfishness is the most constant of human motives. Patriotism, humanity, or the love of God may lead to sporadic outbursts sweep away the heaped-up wrongs of centuries; but they languish at times, while the love of self works on ceaselessly, unwearyingly,burrowing always at the very root of life, and heaping up fresh wrongs for other centuries to sweep away. Charles W. Chesnutt
selfish opportunity people
I am convinced that the majority of people would be generous from selfish motives, if they had the opportunity. Charles Dudley Warner
self people all-time
The Jews remain what they have been at all times: an elite people, self-confident and domineering. Charles de Gaulle
self self-knowledge
By enlarging your knowledge of things, you will find your knowledge of self is enlarged. Charles de Lint
self-confidence world conquer
The world belongs to those who set out to conquer it armed with self confidence and good humour. Charles Dickens
self words-of-wisdom crowns
All other swindlers upon earth are nothing to the self-swindlers, and with such pretences did I cheat myself. Surely a curious thing. That I should innocently take a bad half-crown of somebody else's manufacture, is reasonable enough; but that I should knowingly reckon the spurious coin of my own make, as good money!
self cells knaves
Alas! how has the social spirit of Christianity been perverted by fools at one time, and by knaves and bigots at another; by the self-tormentors of the cell, and the all-tormentors of the conclave! Charles Caleb Colton
self-improvement obscure strive
I strive to be brief, and I become obscure. Baltasar Gracian
self-improvement principles improving-yourself
The safest principle through life, instead of reforming others, is to set about perfecting yourself. Benjamin Haydon
self-improvement martial-arts personal-development
Take what's useful, discard what is not. Bruce Lee
self-improvement progress trouble
Discontent is the source of all trouble,but also of all progress, in individuals and nations. Berthold Auerbach
self-improvement positive-change clear
Every positive change in your life begins with a clear, unequivocaldecision that you are going to either do something or stop doing something. Brian Tracy
self-improvement size persons
you can measure the size of a person by what makes him or her angry Dale Carnegie
self-improvement improvement should
I don't despise, because no-one should live rent-free inside your head. Anne Robinson
self-improvement good-enough be-good
Being good enough never is. Debbi Fields
self-improvement world doe
A person does what he does because he sees the world as he sees it. Alfred Korzybski
improvement
I improve on misquotation. Cary Grant
improvement months screens seeing
We are seeing a substantial improvement in the availability of flat-panel screens (from) two months ago, Michael Dell
improvement reason room weight work
The reason for his improvement was the work he put in in the weight room during the off-season. Kevin Toney
improvement point talking
There is no point in talking about improvement because there has been no worsening Silvio Berlusconi
improvement kids looking
What we're looking for right now is improvement every week, ... We could go 0-10 or 10-0, as long as our kids get better every week. That's our goal.
improvement length
We're getting close. I like that. We usually find a length or two (improvement) when we come to Kentucky. He's got to be first or second. That's what we need.
improvement room
We're better. But there's still a lot of room for improvement.
improvement knew overnight seen
We knew this was not an overnight fix. That's not realistic. We're not at all panicky. I have seen improvement. David Williams
improvement seen
We've seen a big improvement at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles, and we've seen a big improvement at No. 4, 5, 6 singles.