Self-builders are the adrenalin junkies of the DIY world; it's the equivalent of base-jumping off the top of the Gherkin to land in a paddling pool.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The self is not something ready-made, but something in continuous formation through choice of action.
Only those who are built up can build others up, amen?
Self-will so ardent and active that it will break a world to pieces to make a stool to sit on.
What I call my 'self' now is hardly a person at all. It's mainly a meeting place for various natural forces, desires, and fears, etcetera, some of which come from my ancestors, and some from my education, some perhaps from devils. The self you were really intended to be is something that lives not from nature but from God.
People often say that this or that person has not yet found himself. But the self is not something one finds, it is something one creates.
Self-improvement is the name of the game, and your primary objective is to strengthen yourself, not to destroy an opponent.
Self-sabotage is the proverbial hammer over the head that finally wakes us up, demanding that we pay attention. For most of us, it takes something devastating to crack us open, to get us out of our minds and into our hearts.
Having a self, even a simple self, allows you to look into the world and put a mark over what is more important and less important. It's a way of classifying the world in terms of your own needs.
Self-development is a higher duty than self-sacrifice.
There is no such thing as a 'self-made' man. We are made up of thousands of others.