A poor self-image is the magnifying glass that can transform a trivial mistake or an imperfection into an overwhelming symbol of personal defeat.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
People can very quickly have a very poor self-image. It doesn't take much.
Self-image sets the boundaries of individual accomplishment.
A positive self-image has little relationship to our material circumstances.
It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others and to forget his own.
It is terrible to destroy a person's picture of himself in the interests of truth or some other abstraction.
I beat myself up the whole time because I'm striving for something I'll basically never achieve. I portray this image of confidence, of arrogance, and it's not really me. I'm never satisfied, and I'm never content. It means I'm a bit of a mess some of the time.
The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous; on the contrary it makes them, for the most part, humble, tolerant and kind.
Self-pity is never useful. It tends to distort like a fun-house mirror.
We have self-centered minds which get us into plenty of trouble. If we do not come to understand the error in the way we think, our self-awareness, which is our greatest blessing, is also our downfall.
A golden rule: to leave an incomplete image of oneself.