To remind a man of the good turns you have done him is very much like a reproach.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
To show resentment at a reproach is to acknowledge that one may have deserved it.
Reproach is shame, blame, disgrace, disapproval and a disrespectful attitude toward yourself. When you're under reproach, your behavior shows it.
A man generally has two reasons for doing a thing. One that sounds good, and a real one.
Not to be cheered by praise, not to be grieved by blame, but to know thoroughly one's own virtues or powers are the characteristics of an excellent man.
We're always going to remind ourselves of our mistakes and how we do things differently, trying to be a better person or whatever.
Not to be cheered by praise, not to be grieved by blame, but to know thoroughly ones own virtues or powers are the characteristics of an excellent man.
I admire the linear and decisive way a certain kind of man thinks, to my curlicue boundless overthinking.
To be a leader of men one must turn one's back on men.
There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it.
It is a most mortifying reflection for a man to consider what he has done, compared to what he might have done.