Association with human beings lures one into self-observation.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
All ideas come about through some sort of observation. It sparks an attitude; some object or emotion causes a reaction in the other person.
Egotism: The art of seeing in yourself what others cannot see.
Many people identify their sense of self with the problems they have, or think they have.
Science, literature, and common sense tell us that the self is a fickle thing, subject to revision in real time, and that the chasm that exists between any two people exists inside each and every one of us.
The self thus becomes aware of itself, at least in its practical action, and discovers itself as a cause among other causes and as an object subject to the same laws as other objects.
When you research someone, you actually get beyond your own preconceptions and become aware of the human being other than the image. You become empathetic and sympathetic in turn.
Belief in oneself is incredibly infectious. It generates momentum, the collective force of which far outweighs any kernel of self-doubt that may creep in.
The beginning of self-knowledge: recognizing that your motives are the same as other people's.
Self-interest makes some people blind, and others sharp-sighted.
Anyone who draws attention to himself as an individual, is viewed with suspicion. We acquired this tendency, of course, from America, and we must resist it: levelling, and imitation of what others are already doing.